Samoa vs Yemen: Carbon intensity of GDP

Samoa
0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Yemen
0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2018
Samoa rank
85th
Yemen rank
87th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Yemen, a difference of 0.0027 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Samoa ranks 85th and Yemen ranks 87th of 199 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2962 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3382 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.042 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Yemen
2000s 0.3301 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4224 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0922 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Yemen
2010s 0.3609 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.378 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0171 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Samoa or Yemen?
Samoa, at 0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Samoa and Yemen?
0.0027 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Yemen?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Samoa and Yemen rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Samoa ranks 85th and Yemen ranks 87th 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$.