Niger vs United States of America: Carbon intensity of GDP

Niger
0.2018 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
United States of America
0.2038 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Niger rank
138th
United States of America rank
137th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Niger
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.2038 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2018 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Niger, a difference of 0.002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Niger ranks 138th and United States of America ranks 137th of 199 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0873 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United States of America
1980s 0.1834 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5851 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4017 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United States of America
1990s 0.1518 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.48 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3282 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United States of America
2000s 0.1484 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3835 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.235 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United States of America
2010s 0.2113 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0758 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United States of America
2020s 0.2113 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.218 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Niger or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.2038 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2018 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Niger and United States of America?
0.002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Niger and United States of America rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Niger ranks 138th and United States of America ranks 137th 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$.