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Carbon intensity of the economy — G7

Carbon intensity of the economy in the G7 in 2022 — 0.218 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 51.8%.

2022 0.218 kg/$ −2.87% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.452 kg/$1990
Period minimum 0.218 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — G7, 1990–20220.20.30.40.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.452 kg/$1991: 0.443 kg/$1992: 0.435 kg/$1993: 0.431 kg/$1994: 0.422 kg/$1995: 0.416 kg/$1996: 0.414 kg/$1997: 0.402 kg/$1998: 0.393 kg/$1999: 0.384 kg/$2000: 0.379 kg/$2001: 0.37 kg/$2002: 0.365 kg/$2003: 0.363 kg/$2004: 0.355 kg/$2005: 0.347 kg/$2006: 0.334 kg/$2007: 0.329 kg/$2008: 0.319 kg/$2009: 0.307 kg/$2010: 0.308 kg/$2011: 0.297 kg/$2012: 0.288 kg/$2013: 0.288 kg/$2014: 0.279 kg/$2015: 0.267 kg/$2016: 0.258 kg/$2017: 0.25 kg/$2018: 0.247 kg/$2019: 0.235 kg/$2020: 0.221 kg/$2021: 0.224 kg/$2022: 0.218 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.234 (−51.77%) Average annual rate: -2.25 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 0.218 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.218 −0.006 −2.87%
2021 0.224 +0.003 +1.35%
2020 0.221 −0.013 −5.64%
2019 0.235 −0.012 −4.82%
2018 0.247 −0.003 −1.24%
2017 0.25 −0.008 −3.18%
2016 0.258 −0.01 −3.61%
2015 0.267 −0.011 −4.07%
2014 0.279 −0.009 −3.12%
2013 0.288 −0.001 −0.23%
2012 0.288 −0.009 −2.93%
2011 0.297 −0.011 −3.49%
2010 0.308 +0.001 +0.4%
2009 0.307 −0.012 −3.83%
2008 0.319 −0.01 −3.09%
2007 0.329 −0.005 −1.41%
2006 0.334 −0.013 −3.81%
2005 0.347 −0.008 −2.24%
2004 0.355 −0.008 −2.15%
2003 0.363 −0.003 −0.74%
2002 0.365 −0.004 −1.17%
2001 0.37 −0.009 −2.41%
2000 0.379 −0.005 −1.2%
1999 0.384 −0.009 −2.4%
1998 0.393 −0.009 −2.34%
1997 0.402 −0.012 −2.88%
1996 0.414 −0.001 −0.33%
1995 0.416 −0.007 −1.57%
1994 0.422 −0.008 −1.95%
1993 0.431 −0.004 −0.95%
1992 0.435 −0.008 −1.79%
1991 0.443 −0.009 −2.01%
1990 0.452 — —

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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