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United Kingdom vs United States: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)

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

In , United Kingdom's Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) was 0.09, compared to United States's 0.21. That makes United Kingdom's value 57.1% lower than United States's.

United Kingdom

Rank #173 of 184 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
0.09
Year-over-year
-5.1%
10-year change
-41.0%
Peak
0.21 (2005)
Trough
0.09 (2024)

United States

Rank #128 of 184 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
0.21
Year-over-year
-2.4%
10-year change
-30.8%
Peak
0.38 (2005)
Trough
0.21 (2024)

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