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Carbon intensity of the economy — Bolivia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Bolivia in 2022 — 0.3 kg/$. Ranked 125 in the world out of 164. Since 1915, the indicator has risen by 4,185.7%.

2022 0.3 kg/$ +4.53% vs 2021
World rank 125of 164
Period maximum 0.447 kg/$1993
Period minimum 0.003 kg/$1931

Trend over time

1915–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Bolivia, 1915–202200.20.40.6191519261937194819591970198119922003201420221915: 0.007 kg/$1917: 0.023 kg/$1919: 0.016 kg/$1921: 0.018 kg/$1923: 0.016 kg/$1925: 0.008 kg/$1927: 0.015 kg/$1929: 0.01 kg/$1931: 0.003 kg/$1933: 0.013 kg/$1935: 0.014 kg/$1937: 0.009 kg/$1939: 0.023 kg/$1941: 0.028 kg/$1943: 0.027 kg/$1945: 0.025 kg/$1947: 0.023 kg/$1949: 0.035 kg/$1951: 0.051 kg/$1953: 0.064 kg/$1955: 0.102 kg/$1957: 0.121 kg/$1959: 0.113 kg/$1961: 0.116 kg/$1963: 0.12 kg/$1965: 0.136 kg/$1967: 0.15 kg/$1969: 0.178 kg/$1971: 0.195 kg/$1973: 0.196 kg/$1975: 0.206 kg/$1977: 0.205 kg/$1979: 0.21 kg/$1981: 0.212 kg/$1983: 0.208 kg/$1985: 0.199 kg/$1987: 0.196 kg/$1989: 0.227 kg/$1991: 0.432 kg/$1993: 0.447 kg/$1995: 0.317 kg/$1997: 0.375 kg/$1999: 0.33 kg/$2001: 0.252 kg/$2003: 0.298 kg/$2005: 0.306 kg/$2007: 0.286 kg/$2009: 0.277 kg/$2011: 0.295 kg/$2013: 0.291 kg/$2015: 0.294 kg/$2017: 0.302 kg/$2019: 0.289 kg/$2021: 0.287 kg/$2022: 0.3 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.293 (+4,185.71%) Average annual rate: 3.57 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bolivia

Bolivia 0.3 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South America computed 0.167 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.3 +0.013 +4.53%
2021 0.287 +0.03 +11.67%
2020 0.257 −0.032 −11.07%
2019 0.289 −0.005 −1.7%
2018 0.294 −0.008 −2.65%
2017 0.302 +0 +0%
2016 0.302 +0.008 +2.72%
2015 0.294 −0.015 −4.85%
2014 0.309 +0.018 +6.19%
2013 0.291 −0.016 −5.21%
2012 0.307 +0.012 +4.07%
2011 0.295 +0.008 +2.79%
2010 0.287 +0.01 +3.61%
2009 0.277 +0.003 +1.09%
2008 0.274 −0.012 −4.2%
2007 0.286 −0.005 −1.72%
2006 0.291 −0.015 −4.9%
2005 0.306 +0.019 +6.62%
2004 0.287 −0.011 −3.69%
2003 0.298 +0.007 +2.41%
2002 0.291 +0.039 +15.48%
2001 0.252 +0.005 +2.02%
2000 0.247 −0.083 −25.15%
1999 0.33 −0.012 −3.51%
1998 0.342 −0.033 −8.8%
1997 0.375 +0.038 +11.28%
1996 0.337 +0.02 +6.31%
1995 0.317 −0.039 −10.96%
1994 0.356 −0.091 −20.36%
1993 0.447 +0.002 +0.45%
1992 0.445 +0.013 +3.01%
1991 0.432 −0.003 −0.69%
1990 0.435 +0.208 +91.63%
1989 0.227 +0.025 +12.38%
1988 0.202 +0.006 +3.06%
1987 0.196 +0.007 +3.7%
1986 0.189 −0.01 −5.03%
1985 0.199 +0.005 +2.58%
1984 0.194 −0.014 −6.73%
1983 0.208 +0.006 +2.97%
1982 0.202 −0.01 −4.72%
1981 0.212 +0.003 +1.44%
1980 0.209 −0.001 −0.48%
1979 0.21 −0.013 −5.83%
1978 0.223 +0.018 +8.78%
1977 0.205 −0.014 −6.39%
1976 0.219 +0.013 +6.31%
1975 0.206 +0.016 +8.42%
1974 0.19 −0.006 −3.06%
1973 0.196 −0.021 −9.68%
1972 0.217 +0.022 +11.28%
1971 0.195 +0.03 +18.18%
1970 0.165 −0.013 −7.3%
1969 0.178 +0.019 +11.95%
1968 0.159 +0.009 +6%
1967 0.15 +0.008 +5.63%
1966 0.142 +0.006 +4.41%
1965 0.136 −0.004 −2.86%
1964 0.14 +0.02 +16.67%
1963 0.12 +0.004 +3.45%
1962 0.116 +0 +0%
1961 0.116 +0.002 +1.75%
1960 0.114 +0.001 +0.88%
1959 0.113 +0.005 +4.63%
1958 0.108 −0.013 −10.74%
1957 0.121 −0.009 −6.92%
1956 0.13 +0.028 +27.45%
1955 0.102 +0.011 +12.09%
1954 0.091 +0.027 +42.19%
1953 0.064 +0.009 +16.36%
1952 0.055 +0.004 +7.84%
1951 0.051 −0.011 −17.74%
1950 0.062 +0.027 +77.14%
1949 0.035 +0.01 +40%
1948 0.025 +0.002 +8.7%
1947 0.023 −0.003 −11.54%
1946 0.026 +0.001 +4%
1945 0.025 −0.004 −13.79%
1944 0.029 +0.002 +7.41%
1943 0.027 +0 +0%
1942 0.027 −0.001 −3.57%
1941 0.028 +0.003 +12%
1940 0.025 +0.002 +8.7%
1939 0.023 +0 +0%
1938 0.023 +0.014 +155.56%
1937 0.009 +0 +0%
1936 0.009 −0.005 −35.71%
1935 0.014 −0.002 −12.5%
1934 0.016 +0.003 +23.08%
1933 0.013 +0.002 +18.18%
1932 0.011 +0.008 +266.67%
1931 0.003 −0.012 −80%
1930 0.015 +0.005 +50%
1929 0.01 −0.007 −41.18%
1928 0.017 +0.002 +13.33%
1927 0.015 +0.003 +25%
1926 0.012 +0.004 +50%
1925 0.008 −0.007 −46.67%
1924 0.015 −0.001 −6.25%
1923 0.016 +0.003 +23.08%
1922 0.013 −0.005 −27.78%
1921 0.018 −0.007 −28%
1920 0.025 +0.009 +56.25%
1919 0.016 −0.007 −30.43%
1918 0.023 +0 +0%
1917 0.023 −0.007 −23.33%
1916 0.03 +0.023 +328.57%
1915 0.007 — —

South America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UY Uruguay 0.109 PY Paraguay 0.116 CO Colombia 0.12 BR Brazil 0.151 PE Peru 0.19 CL Chile 0.191 AR Argentina 0.215 EC Ecuador 0.24 BO Bolivia 0.3 VE Venezuela 0.724
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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