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Carbon intensity of the economy — G20

Carbon intensity of the economy in the G20 in 2022 — 0.294 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 42%.

2022 0.294 kg/$ −1.4% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.508 kg/$1990
Period minimum 0.294 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — G20, 1990–20220.20.30.40.50.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.508 kg/$1991: 0.502 kg/$1992: 0.485 kg/$1993: 0.479 kg/$1994: 0.466 kg/$1995: 0.458 kg/$1996: 0.453 kg/$1997: 0.438 kg/$1998: 0.427 kg/$1999: 0.424 kg/$2000: 0.417 kg/$2001: 0.408 kg/$2002: 0.406 kg/$2003: 0.412 kg/$2004: 0.406 kg/$2005: 0.402 kg/$2006: 0.396 kg/$2007: 0.392 kg/$2008: 0.392 kg/$2009: 0.389 kg/$2010: 0.388 kg/$2011: 0.389 kg/$2012: 0.381 kg/$2013: 0.37 kg/$2014: 0.358 kg/$2015: 0.342 kg/$2016: 0.328 kg/$2017: 0.319 kg/$2018: 0.315 kg/$2019: 0.307 kg/$2020: 0.301 kg/$2021: 0.299 kg/$2022: 0.294 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.213 (−42.02%) Average annual rate: -1.69 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 0.294 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.294 −0.004 −1.4%
2021 0.299 −0.002 −0.77%
2020 0.301 −0.006 −1.97%
2019 0.307 −0.008 −2.5%
2018 0.315 −0.004 −1.28%
2017 0.319 −0.009 −2.73%
2016 0.328 −0.015 −4.26%
2015 0.342 −0.015 −4.31%
2014 0.358 −0.013 −3.42%
2013 0.37 −0.011 −2.79%
2012 0.381 −0.008 −1.96%
2011 0.389 +0.001 +0.16%
2010 0.388 −0.001 −0.26%
2009 0.389 −0.003 −0.77%
2008 0.392 +0 +0.1%
2007 0.392 −0.005 −1.16%
2006 0.396 −0.006 −1.46%
2005 0.402 −0.004 −1.01%
2004 0.406 −0.006 −1.39%
2003 0.412 +0.006 +1.55%
2002 0.406 −0.003 −0.66%
2001 0.408 −0.008 −1.94%
2000 0.417 −0.007 −1.68%
1999 0.424 −0.003 −0.7%
1998 0.427 −0.011 −2.6%
1997 0.438 −0.015 −3.37%
1996 0.453 −0.005 −1.06%
1995 0.458 −0.008 −1.61%
1994 0.466 −0.013 −2.81%
1993 0.479 −0.006 −1.21%
1992 0.485 −0.017 −3.41%
1991 0.502 −0.006 −1.09%
1990 0.508 — —

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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