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Carbon intensity of the economy — Lower-middle-income countries

Carbon intensity of the economy in lower-middle-income countries in 2022 — 0.246 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 47%.

2022 0.246 kg/$ −3.72% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.464 kg/$1990
Period minimum 0.246 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Lower-middle-income countries, 1990–20220.20.30.40.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.464 kg/$1991: 0.444 kg/$1992: 0.43 kg/$1993: 0.418 kg/$1994: 0.426 kg/$1995: 0.415 kg/$1996: 0.403 kg/$1997: 0.393 kg/$1998: 0.384 kg/$1999: 0.389 kg/$2000: 0.377 kg/$2001: 0.366 kg/$2002: 0.35 kg/$2003: 0.339 kg/$2004: 0.328 kg/$2005: 0.319 kg/$2006: 0.31 kg/$2007: 0.297 kg/$2008: 0.294 kg/$2009: 0.285 kg/$2010: 0.28 kg/$2011: 0.28 kg/$2012: 0.278 kg/$2013: 0.274 kg/$2014: 0.27 kg/$2015: 0.262 kg/$2016: 0.261 kg/$2017: 0.259 kg/$2018: 0.254 kg/$2019: 0.253 kg/$2020: 0.256 kg/$2021: 0.255 kg/$2022: 0.246 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.218 (−47.03%) Average annual rate: -1.97 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 0.246 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.246 −0.01 −3.72%
2021 0.255 −0.001 −0.41%
2020 0.256 +0.003 +1.21%
2019 0.253 −0 −0.17%
2018 0.254 −0.006 −2.17%
2017 0.259 −0.002 −0.74%
2016 0.261 −0.001 −0.48%
2015 0.262 −0.007 −2.74%
2014 0.27 −0.004 −1.4%
2013 0.274 −0.004 −1.55%
2012 0.278 −0.002 −0.65%
2011 0.28 −0.001 −0.21%
2010 0.28 −0.005 −1.61%
2009 0.285 −0.009 −3.06%
2008 0.294 −0.004 −1.18%
2007 0.297 −0.012 −4.01%
2006 0.31 −0.009 −2.84%
2005 0.319 −0.009 −2.78%
2004 0.328 −0.011 −3.18%
2003 0.339 −0.012 −3.32%
2002 0.35 −0.015 −4.15%
2001 0.366 −0.012 −3.16%
2000 0.377 −0.012 −3.02%
1999 0.389 +0.005 +1.3%
1998 0.384 −0.009 −2.19%
1997 0.393 −0.011 −2.62%
1996 0.403 −0.012 −2.86%
1995 0.415 −0.01 −2.43%
1994 0.426 +0.007 +1.74%
1993 0.418 −0.012 −2.7%
1992 0.43 −0.013 −3.04%
1991 0.444 −0.02 −4.36%
1990 0.464 — —

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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