Jamaica vs Nepal: Carbon intensity of GDP

Jamaica
0.4665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nepal
0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica rank
56th
Nepal rank
59th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Jamaica
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.4665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Nepal, a difference of 0.0123 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 59th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7783 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0906 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6877 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Jamaica
1980s 0.6053 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1196 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4856 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Jamaica
1990s 0.6766 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1858 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4908 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.7187 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2072 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5115 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.5009 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3591 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1417 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.4306 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4944 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0638 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Jamaica or Nepal?
Jamaica, at 0.4665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Jamaica and Nepal?
0.0123 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nepal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Nepal rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 59th 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$.