Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Russia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Russia
1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
6th
Russia rank
9th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Russia
0.511.522.5197019972024

How they compare

Russia currently reports 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th and Russia ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Russia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7843 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.87 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Russia
1990s 0.7798 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.33 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.55 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Russia
2000s 0.7876 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.72 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9334 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Russia
2010s 0.7845 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.31 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Russia
2020s 0.7617 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.26 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5019 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Russia

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 or Russia?
Russia, at 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Russia?
0.498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Russia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Russia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th and Russia ranks 9th 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$.