Puerto Rico vs Spain: Carbon intensity of GDP
Puerto Rico
0.1555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Spain
0.1541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
150th
Spain rank
152nd
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Puerto Rico
- Spain
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.1555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.0014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 150th and Spain ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3571 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6512 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.4056 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0601 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.2734 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3097 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0362 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.1962 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3013 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1051 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.1178 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1049 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.145 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1712 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0261 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Puerto Rico or Spain?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.1555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Puerto Rico and Spain?
- 0.0014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Spain?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Spain rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Puerto Rico ranks 150th and Spain ranks 152nd 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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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$.