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Carbon intensity of the economy — Estonia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Estonia in 2022 — 0.299 kg/$. Ranked 124 in the world out of 164. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 79%.

2022 0.299 kg/$ +16.8% vs 2021
World rank 124of 164
Period maximum 1.579 kg/$1980
Period minimum 0.245 kg/$2020

Trend over time

1973–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Estonia, 1973–202200.511.52197319781983198819931998200320082013201820221973: 1.423 kg/$1980: 1.579 kg/$1981: 1.494 kg/$1982: 1.469 kg/$1983: 1.44 kg/$1984: 1.416 kg/$1985: 1.527 kg/$1986: 1.486 kg/$1987: 1.436 kg/$1988: 1.372 kg/$1989: 1.32 kg/$1990: 1.364 kg/$1991: 1.426 kg/$1992: 1.209 kg/$1993: 1.067 kg/$1994: 1.131 kg/$1995: 0.969 kg/$1996: 0.987 kg/$1997: 0.882 kg/$1998: 0.78 kg/$1999: 0.754 kg/$2000: 0.658 kg/$2001: 0.645 kg/$2002: 0.598 kg/$2003: 0.635 kg/$2004: 0.61 kg/$2005: 0.559 kg/$2006: 0.496 kg/$2007: 0.568 kg/$2008: 0.545 kg/$2009: 0.526 kg/$2010: 0.687 kg/$2011: 0.649 kg/$2012: 0.589 kg/$2013: 0.642 kg/$2014: 0.596 kg/$2015: 0.491 kg/$2016: 0.526 kg/$2017: 0.531 kg/$2018: 0.49 kg/$2019: 0.326 kg/$2020: 0.245 kg/$2021: 0.256 kg/$2022: 0.299 kg/$
Change over the period: −1.124 (−78.99%) Average annual rate: -3.13 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Estonia 0.299 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Northern Europe computed 0.115 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.299 +0.043 +16.8%
2021 0.256 +0.011 +4.49%
2020 0.245 −0.081 −24.85%
2019 0.326 −0.164 −33.47%
2018 0.49 −0.041 −7.72%
2017 0.531 +0.005 +0.95%
2016 0.526 +0.035 +7.13%
2015 0.491 −0.105 −17.62%
2014 0.596 −0.046 −7.17%
2013 0.642 +0.053 +9%
2012 0.589 −0.06 −9.24%
2011 0.649 −0.038 −5.53%
2010 0.687 +0.161 +30.61%
2009 0.526 −0.019 −3.49%
2008 0.545 −0.023 −4.05%
2007 0.568 +0.072 +14.52%
2006 0.496 −0.063 −11.27%
2005 0.559 −0.051 −8.36%
2004 0.61 −0.025 −3.94%
2003 0.635 +0.037 +6.19%
2002 0.598 −0.047 −7.29%
2001 0.645 −0.013 −1.98%
2000 0.658 −0.096 −12.73%
1999 0.754 −0.026 −3.33%
1998 0.78 −0.102 −11.56%
1997 0.882 −0.105 −10.64%
1996 0.987 +0.018 +1.86%
1995 0.969 −0.162 −14.32%
1994 1.131 +0.064 +6%
1993 1.067 −0.142 −11.75%
1992 1.209 −0.217 −15.22%
1991 1.426 +0.062 +4.55%
1990 1.364 +0.044 +3.33%
1989 1.32 −0.052 −3.79%
1988 1.372 −0.064 −4.46%
1987 1.436 −0.05 −3.36%
1986 1.486 −0.041 −2.69%
1985 1.527 +0.111 +7.84%
1984 1.416 −0.024 −1.67%
1983 1.44 −0.029 −1.97%
1982 1.469 −0.025 −1.67%
1981 1.494 −0.085 −5.38%
1980 1.579 — —
1973 1.423 — —

Northern Europe, 2022

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

SE Sweden 0.074 NO Norway 0.085 DK Denmark 0.097 IE Ireland 0.119 GB United Kingdom 0.119 LV Latvia 0.129 LT Lithuania 0.152 FI Finland 0.161 IS Iceland 0.225 EE Estonia 0.299
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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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