Low income vs Suriname: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Low income
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.5604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.2989 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Suriname's figure about 2.1 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Suriname ahead.
Low income ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2371 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2953 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0582 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.3461 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1958 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1503 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low income |
| 1990s | 0.4237 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.4257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3947 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.031 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low income |
| 2010s | 0.361 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4716 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1107 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.3102 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5964 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2862 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Low income or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.5604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Low income and Suriname?
- 0.2989 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Suriname?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Suriname rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Low income ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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$.