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Carbon intensity of the economy — Mercosur

Carbon intensity of the economy in Mercosur in 2022 — 0.168 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 20.8%.

2022 0.168 kg/$ −5.82% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.216 kg/$1999
Period minimum 0.168 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Mercosur, 1990–20220.160.180.20.221990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.212 kg/$1991: 0.214 kg/$1992: 0.214 kg/$1993: 0.206 kg/$1994: 0.198 kg/$1995: 0.201 kg/$1996: 0.207 kg/$1997: 0.208 kg/$1998: 0.209 kg/$1999: 0.216 kg/$2000: 0.209 kg/$2001: 0.206 kg/$2002: 0.201 kg/$2003: 0.197 kg/$2004: 0.198 kg/$2005: 0.191 kg/$2006: 0.187 kg/$2007: 0.179 kg/$2008: 0.18 kg/$2009: 0.173 kg/$2010: 0.173 kg/$2011: 0.172 kg/$2012: 0.179 kg/$2013: 0.182 kg/$2014: 0.188 kg/$2015: 0.186 kg/$2016: 0.182 kg/$2017: 0.182 kg/$2018: 0.175 kg/$2019: 0.173 kg/$2020: 0.169 kg/$2021: 0.178 kg/$2022: 0.168 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.044 (−20.76%) Average annual rate: -0.72 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Mercosur 0.168 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.168 −0.01 −5.82%
2021 0.178 +0.01 +5.8%
2020 0.169 −0.004 −2.35%
2019 0.173 −0.002 −1.16%
2018 0.175 −0.007 −3.91%
2017 0.182 −0 −0.26%
2016 0.182 −0.004 −2.02%
2015 0.186 −0.002 −1.1%
2014 0.188 +0.006 +3.39%
2013 0.182 +0.003 +1.54%
2012 0.179 +0.008 +4.46%
2011 0.172 −0.001 −0.78%
2010 0.173 +0 +0.18%
2009 0.173 −0.008 −4.37%
2008 0.18 +0.001 +0.61%
2007 0.179 −0.007 −3.86%
2006 0.187 −0.004 −2.28%
2005 0.191 −0.007 −3.49%
2004 0.198 +0.001 +0.48%
2003 0.197 −0.004 −2.18%
2002 0.201 −0.005 −2.32%
2001 0.206 −0.003 −1.43%
2000 0.209 −0.007 −3.19%
1999 0.216 +0.007 +3.47%
1998 0.209 +0.001 +0.53%
1997 0.208 +0.001 +0.45%
1996 0.207 +0.005 +2.72%
1995 0.201 +0.003 +1.68%
1994 0.198 −0.008 −3.95%
1993 0.206 −0.008 −3.55%
1992 0.214 −0.001 −0.3%
1991 0.214 +0.002 +1.03%
1990 0.212 — —

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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