Eastern Africa vs OECD: IPPU — Emissions per capita
Eastern Africa
0.05 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
OECD
0.75 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Eastern Africa rank
34th
OECD rank
37th
IPPU — Emissions per capita over time
- Eastern Africa
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 0.75 t CO2eq/cap against 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Africa, a difference of 0.7 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes OECD's figure about 15.0 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 34th and OECD ranks 37th of 34 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.842 t CO2eq/cap | 0.822 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
| 2000s | 0.029 t CO2eq/cap | 0.784 t CO2eq/cap | 0.755 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
| 2010s | 0.036 t CO2eq/cap | 0.759 t CO2eq/cap | 0.723 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
| 2020s | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.7625 t CO2eq/cap | 0.7125 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions per capita, Eastern Africa or OECD?
- OECD, at 0.75 t CO2eq/cap against 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions per capita between Eastern Africa and OECD?
- 0.7 t CO2eq/cap, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and OECD?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Africa and OECD rank globally for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Eastern Africa ranks 34th and OECD ranks 37th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.