Iceland vs Singapore: Carbon intensity of GDP

Iceland
0.1443 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iceland rank
160th
Singapore rank
161st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Iceland
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.1443 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.0012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.

Iceland ranks 160th and Singapore ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4452 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4995 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 0.2685 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4056 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1371 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.251 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.392 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.141 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0.2241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2572 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0331 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.1975 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1771 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0203 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Iceland
2020s 0.1494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1488 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0005 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Iceland or Singapore?
Iceland, at 0.1443 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Iceland and Singapore?
0.0012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Singapore?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Singapore rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Iceland ranks 160th and Singapore ranks 161st 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$.