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Canada vs South Africa: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Canada's Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) was 0.32, compared to South Africa's 1.20. That makes Canada's value 73.8% lower than South Africa's.

Canada

Rank #84 of 184 globally

Canada trend
Latest (2024)
0.32
Year-over-year
+0.4%
10-year change
-16.0%
Peak
0.44 (2005)
Trough
0.31 (2023)

South Africa

Rank #9 of 184 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
1.20
Year-over-year
+2.5%
10-year change
-15.4%
Peak
1.63 (2005)
Trough
1.17 (2023)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.GHG.CO2.RT.GDP.KD), CC BY 4.0.