Afghanistan vs Chile: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Afghanistan
0.1908 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Chile
0.1912 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
83rd
Chile rank
82nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0004 kilograms per international-$.
Across all 73 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Chile ranks 82nd of 164 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.016 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2453 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.0608 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2226 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.1288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1869 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.1669 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2282 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0613 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.1308 kilograms per international-$ | 0.229 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0981 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1368 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.1554 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2161 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0607 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1957 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0221 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Afghanistan or Chile?
- Chile, at 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Afghanistan and Chile?
- 0.0004 kilograms per international-$, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chile?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Chile rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Chile ranks 82nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).