Estonia vs Qatar: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Estonia
0.2992 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Qatar
0.2871 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Estonia rank
41st
Qatar rank
44th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Estonia
- Qatar
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.2992 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2871 kilograms per international-$ in Qatar, a difference of 0.0121 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 41st and Qatar ranks 44th of 164 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.42 kilograms per international-$ | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1685 kilograms per international-$ | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1.45 kilograms per international-$ | 1.98 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5281 kilograms per international-$ | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.06 kilograms per international-$ | 2.79 kilograms per international-$ | 1.74 kilograms per international-$ | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.5839 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7885 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2047 kilograms per international-$ | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.5527 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2772 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2755 kilograms per international-$ | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.2669 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2844 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0175 kilograms per international-$ | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Estonia or Qatar?
- Estonia, at 0.2992 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2871 kilograms per international-$ in Qatar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Estonia and Qatar?
- 0.0121 kilograms per international-$, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Qatar?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Qatar rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 41st and Qatar ranks 44th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).