Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Venezuela: Carbon intensity of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.8979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Venezuela
2.26 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
1st
Venezuela rank
2nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Venezuela
0.511.522.5197019972024

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 2.26 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.8979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 1.36 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 2.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Venezuela Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6725 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.373 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Venezuela
1980s 0.8122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.31 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.501 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Venezuela
1990s 0.9442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.38 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4404 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Venezuela
2000s 0.914 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.48 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5689 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Venezuela
2010s 0.8987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.6 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7041 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Venezuela
2020s 0.9238 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.25 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.33 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 2.26 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.8979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Venezuela?
1.36 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Venezuela?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Venezuela rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 2nd 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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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$.