Germany 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 , Germany's Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) was 0.16, compared to South Africa's 1.20. That makes Germany's value 86.9% lower than South Africa's.
Germany
Rank #140 of 184 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 0.16
- Year-over-year
- -1.2%
- 10-year change
- -31.8%
- Peak
- 0.28 (2005)
- Trough
- 0.16 (2024)
South Africa
Rank #9 of 184 globally
- 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.