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China vs Germany: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)

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

In , China's Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) was 0.71, compared to Germany's 0.16. That makes China's value 350.1% higher than Germany's.

China

Rank #29 of 184 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
0.71
Year-over-year
-4.0%
10-year change
-31.2%
Peak
1.38 (2005)
Trough
0.71 (2024)

Germany

Rank #140 of 184 globally

Germany trend
Latest (2024)
0.16
Year-over-year
-1.2%
10-year change
-31.8%
Peak
0.28 (2005)
Trough
0.16 (2024)

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