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Carbon intensity of the economy — Middle East & North Africa

Carbon intensity of the economy in Middle East & North Africa in 2022 — 0.332 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 57.8%.

2022 0.332 kg/$ −4.55% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 2.045 kg/$1991
Period minimum 0.332 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Middle East & North Africa, 1990–202201231990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.786 kg/$1991: 2.045 kg/$1992: 0.724 kg/$1993: 0.798 kg/$1994: 0.788 kg/$1995: 0.778 kg/$1996: 0.699 kg/$1997: 0.632 kg/$1998: 0.611 kg/$1999: 0.604 kg/$2000: 0.604 kg/$2001: 0.579 kg/$2002: 0.54 kg/$2003: 0.51 kg/$2004: 0.483 kg/$2005: 0.462 kg/$2006: 0.437 kg/$2007: 0.39 kg/$2008: 0.387 kg/$2009: 0.384 kg/$2010: 0.374 kg/$2011: 0.358 kg/$2012: 0.363 kg/$2013: 0.352 kg/$2014: 0.35 kg/$2015: 0.348 kg/$2016: 0.341 kg/$2017: 0.344 kg/$2018: 0.334 kg/$2019: 0.345 kg/$2020: 0.343 kg/$2021: 0.348 kg/$2022: 0.332 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.454 (−57.81%) Average annual rate: -2.66 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 0.332 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.332 −0.016 −4.55%
2021 0.348 +0.004 +1.23%
2020 0.343 −0.002 −0.53%
2019 0.345 +0.011 +3.19%
2018 0.334 −0.01 −2.8%
2017 0.344 +0.003 +0.97%
2016 0.341 −0.007 −2.11%
2015 0.348 −0.002 −0.54%
2014 0.35 −0.002 −0.44%
2013 0.352 −0.011 −3.12%
2012 0.363 +0.005 +1.26%
2011 0.358 −0.015 −4.1%
2010 0.374 −0.01 −2.57%
2009 0.384 −0.003 −0.86%
2008 0.387 −0.003 −0.83%
2007 0.39 −0.047 −10.76%
2006 0.437 −0.025 −5.39%
2005 0.462 −0.021 −4.25%
2004 0.483 −0.028 −5.43%
2003 0.51 −0.029 −5.4%
2002 0.54 −0.04 −6.84%
2001 0.579 −0.025 −4.16%
2000 0.604 +0 +0.04%
1999 0.604 −0.007 −1.15%
1998 0.611 −0.021 −3.25%
1997 0.632 −0.067 −9.6%
1996 0.699 −0.079 −10.15%
1995 0.778 −0.01 −1.3%
1994 0.788 −0.01 −1.24%
1993 0.798 +0.074 +10.19%
1992 0.724 −1.321 −64.6%
1991 2.045 +1.259 +160.14%
1990 0.786 — —

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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