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Carbon intensity of the economy — Europe & Central Asia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Europe & Central Asia in 2022 — 0.212 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 65.2%.

2022 0.212 kg/$ −5.08% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.609 kg/$1990
Period minimum 0.212 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Europe & Central Asia, 1990–202200.20.40.60.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.609 kg/$1991: 0.585 kg/$1992: 0.544 kg/$1993: 0.524 kg/$1994: 0.492 kg/$1995: 0.477 kg/$1996: 0.468 kg/$1997: 0.438 kg/$1998: 0.425 kg/$1999: 0.402 kg/$2000: 0.382 kg/$2001: 0.375 kg/$2002: 0.363 kg/$2003: 0.363 kg/$2004: 0.349 kg/$2005: 0.338 kg/$2006: 0.329 kg/$2007: 0.311 kg/$2008: 0.303 kg/$2009: 0.291 kg/$2010: 0.291 kg/$2011: 0.279 kg/$2012: 0.277 kg/$2013: 0.268 kg/$2014: 0.255 kg/$2015: 0.25 kg/$2016: 0.245 kg/$2017: 0.241 kg/$2018: 0.236 kg/$2019: 0.225 kg/$2020: 0.221 kg/$2021: 0.223 kg/$2022: 0.212 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.397 (−65.2%) Average annual rate: -3.25 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 0.212 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.212 −0.011 −5.08%
2021 0.223 +0.002 +0.83%
2020 0.221 −0.004 −1.66%
2019 0.225 −0.012 −4.87%
2018 0.236 −0.005 −1.97%
2017 0.241 −0.004 −1.6%
2016 0.245 −0.005 −2.1%
2015 0.25 −0.005 −1.99%
2014 0.255 −0.013 −4.7%
2013 0.268 −0.009 −3.09%
2012 0.277 −0.003 −0.92%
2011 0.279 −0.011 −3.92%
2010 0.291 −0.001 −0.27%
2009 0.291 −0.012 −3.83%
2008 0.303 −0.008 −2.55%
2007 0.311 −0.018 −5.55%
2006 0.329 −0.009 −2.76%
2005 0.338 −0.011 −3.09%
2004 0.349 −0.014 −3.78%
2003 0.363 +0 +0.01%
2002 0.363 −0.012 −3.21%
2001 0.375 −0.007 −1.94%
2000 0.382 −0.019 −4.84%
1999 0.402 −0.023 −5.37%
1998 0.425 −0.013 −3.01%
1997 0.438 −0.031 −6.53%
1996 0.468 −0.009 −1.84%
1995 0.477 −0.015 −3%
1994 0.492 −0.031 −6.01%
1993 0.524 −0.021 −3.79%
1992 0.544 −0.04 −6.92%
1991 0.585 −0.024 −3.93%
1990 0.609 — —

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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