Caribbean vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP

Caribbean
0.0996
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean
0.121
in 2023
Caribbean rank
28th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
26th

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP over time

  • Caribbean
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
00.050.10.150.2200020112023

How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 0.121 against 0.0996 in Caribbean, a difference of 0.0214.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.

Caribbean ranks 28th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 26th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Latin America and the Caribbean in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1687 0.15 0.0186 Caribbean
2010s 0.1239 0.1389 0.015 Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 0.102 0.1229 0.0209 Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp, Caribbean or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 0.121 against 0.0996 in Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp between Caribbean and Latin America and the Caribbean?
0.0214, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Latin America and the Caribbean?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Caribbean and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
Caribbean ranks 28th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 26th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,687 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed