Lesotho vs Poland: Carbon intensity of GDP

Lesotho
0.4228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Poland
0.4195 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
65th
Poland rank
66th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Poland
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.4228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4195 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Poland, a difference of 0.0033 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.

Lesotho ranks 65th and Poland ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.67 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.57 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Poland
2000s 0.2516 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9683 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7167 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Poland
2010s 0.2797 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3907 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Poland
2020s 0.3988 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4804 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0816 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Lesotho or Poland?
Lesotho, at 0.4228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4195 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Lesotho and Poland?
0.0033 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Poland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Poland rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 65th and Poland ranks 66th 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$.