Namibia vs Peru: Carbon intensity of GDP

Namibia
0.2987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Peru
0.3007 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia rank
96th
Peru rank
95th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Namibia
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.3007 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.

Namibia ranks 96th and Peru ranks 95th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Peru Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3409 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0226 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Namibia
1990s 0.3495 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.34 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0094 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.3585 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2967 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0618 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.3192 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.286 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0332 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.3224 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2803 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0421 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Namibia or Peru?
Peru, at 0.3007 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Namibia and Peru?
0.002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Peru?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Peru rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Namibia ranks 96th and Peru ranks 95th 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$.