South Africa vs United Kingdom: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , South Africa's Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) was 1.20, compared to United Kingdom's 0.09. That makes South Africa's value 1,266.1% higher than United Kingdom's.
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)
United Kingdom
Rank #173 of 184 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 0.09
- Year-over-year
- -5.1%
- 10-year change
- -41.0%
- Peak
- 0.21 (2005)
- Trough
- 0.09 (2024)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.GHG.CO2.RT.GDP.KD), CC BY 4.0.