Guyana vs Uruguay: Carbon intensity of GDP

Guyana
0.138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uruguay
0.135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Guyana rank
165th
Uruguay rank
168th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Guyana
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Uruguay, a difference of 0.003 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 165th and Uruguay ranks 168th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7013 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2739 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4274 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Guyana
1980s 0.6857 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1805 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5053 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Guyana
1990s 0.5887 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1605 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4282 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Guyana
2000s 0.515 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.158 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.357 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Guyana
2010s 0.5078 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1282 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3796 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Guyana
2020s 0.286 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1331 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1529 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Guyana or Uruguay?
Guyana, at 0.138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Guyana and Uruguay?
0.003 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Uruguay?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Uruguay rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Guyana ranks 165th and Uruguay ranks 168th 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$.