Guatemala vs Nigeria: Carbon intensity of GDP

Guatemala
0.2425 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Guatemala rank
119th
Nigeria rank
118th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2425 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Guatemala ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1896 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.481 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2914 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.1653 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5726 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4073 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 0.2036 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5535 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3499 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 0.2601 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1285 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.2531 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2475 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0056 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Guatemala
2020s 0.2511 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2527 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0016 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Guatemala or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2425 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Guatemala and Nigeria?
0.0014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Nigeria rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Guatemala ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 118th 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

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$.