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Carbon intensity of the economy — BRICS

Carbon intensity of the economy in BRICS in 2022 — 0.371 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 46.1%.

2022 0.371 kg/$ +0.07% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.688 kg/$1990
Period minimum 0.371 kg/$2021

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — BRICS, 1990–20220.30.40.50.60.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.688 kg/$1991: 0.656 kg/$1992: 0.607 kg/$1993: 0.611 kg/$1994: 0.592 kg/$1995: 0.577 kg/$1996: 0.561 kg/$1997: 0.538 kg/$1998: 0.53 kg/$1999: 0.538 kg/$2000: 0.517 kg/$2001: 0.5 kg/$2002: 0.49 kg/$2003: 0.512 kg/$2004: 0.504 kg/$2005: 0.504 kg/$2006: 0.502 kg/$2007: 0.492 kg/$2008: 0.5 kg/$2009: 0.496 kg/$2010: 0.49 kg/$2011: 0.502 kg/$2012: 0.491 kg/$2013: 0.471 kg/$2014: 0.453 kg/$2015: 0.433 kg/$2016: 0.409 kg/$2017: 0.397 kg/$2018: 0.388 kg/$2019: 0.382 kg/$2020: 0.382 kg/$2021: 0.371 kg/$2022: 0.371 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.317 (−46.07%) Average annual rate: -1.91 %

Comparison, 2022

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

BRICS 0.371 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.371 +0 +0.07%
2021 0.371 −0.011 −2.94%
2020 0.382 +0 +0.01%
2019 0.382 −0.006 −1.63%
2018 0.388 −0.009 −2.24%
2017 0.397 −0.012 −2.9%
2016 0.409 −0.024 −5.45%
2015 0.433 −0.02 −4.52%
2014 0.453 −0.017 −3.7%
2013 0.471 −0.02 −4.07%
2012 0.491 −0.012 −2.37%
2011 0.502 +0.012 +2.49%
2010 0.49 −0.006 −1.22%
2009 0.496 −0.004 −0.79%
2008 0.5 +0.008 +1.65%
2007 0.492 −0.01 −2.01%
2006 0.502 −0.002 −0.32%
2005 0.504 −0 −0.09%
2004 0.504 −0.007 −1.44%
2003 0.512 +0.022 +4.53%
2002 0.49 −0.011 −2.1%
2001 0.5 −0.017 −3.36%
2000 0.517 −0.02 −3.75%
1999 0.538 +0.008 +1.52%
1998 0.53 −0.009 −1.63%
1997 0.538 −0.023 −4.03%
1996 0.561 −0.016 −2.82%
1995 0.577 −0.015 −2.55%
1994 0.592 −0.019 −3.09%
1993 0.611 +0.004 +0.67%
1992 0.607 −0.049 −7.47%
1991 0.656 −0.032 −4.64%
1990 0.688 — —

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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