What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Greenland and Kenya?

0.0003 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Kenya?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Kenya: Carbon intensity of GDP

Greenland

0.206 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2023

Kenya

0.2063 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Greenland rank

136th

Kenya rank

135th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Greenland
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.2063 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.206 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Greenland, a difference of 0.0003 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Greenland ranks 136th and Kenya ranks 135th of 199 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0009 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2949 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.294 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Kenya
1980s	0.0007 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2327 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.232 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Kenya
1990s	0.0008 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2076 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Kenya
2000s	0.1647 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2123 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.0476 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Kenya
2010s	0.2148 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2362 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.0213 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Kenya
2020s	0.2022 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2275 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.0253 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Greenland or Kenya?: Kenya, at 0.2063 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.206 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Greenland as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Greenland and Kenya?: 0.0003 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Kenya?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Kenya rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Greenland ranks 136th and Kenya ranks 135th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.