Suriname vs Zimbabwe: Carbon intensity of GDP

Suriname
0.5604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Suriname rank
43rd
Zimbabwe rank
44th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Suriname
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.5604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0149 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Suriname ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2953 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7165 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1980s 0.1958 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8712 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6754 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1990s 0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9321 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4779 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0.3947 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3638 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.4716 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6472 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1756 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2020s 0.5964 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0739 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Suriname or Zimbabwe?
Suriname, at 0.5604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Suriname and Zimbabwe?
0.0149 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zimbabwe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Suriname and Zimbabwe rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Suriname ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 44th 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$.