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Carbon intensity of the economy — NATO

Carbon intensity of the economy in NATO in 2022 — 0.207 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 58.2%.

2022 0.207 kg/$ −3.93% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.494 kg/$1990
Period minimum 0.207 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — NATO, 1990–20220.20.30.40.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.494 kg/$1991: 0.485 kg/$1992: 0.472 kg/$1993: 0.465 kg/$1994: 0.451 kg/$1995: 0.442 kg/$1996: 0.441 kg/$1997: 0.424 kg/$1998: 0.411 kg/$1999: 0.396 kg/$2000: 0.388 kg/$2001: 0.379 kg/$2002: 0.372 kg/$2003: 0.369 kg/$2004: 0.36 kg/$2005: 0.35 kg/$2006: 0.335 kg/$2007: 0.328 kg/$2008: 0.316 kg/$2009: 0.303 kg/$2010: 0.303 kg/$2011: 0.289 kg/$2012: 0.279 kg/$2013: 0.276 kg/$2014: 0.268 kg/$2015: 0.259 kg/$2016: 0.25 kg/$2017: 0.242 kg/$2018: 0.239 kg/$2019: 0.226 kg/$2020: 0.213 kg/$2021: 0.215 kg/$2022: 0.207 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.288 (−58.21%) Average annual rate: -2.69 %

Comparison, 2022

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

NATO 0.207 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.207 −0.008 −3.93%
2021 0.215 +0.002 +1%
2020 0.213 −0.013 −5.61%
2019 0.226 −0.013 −5.51%
2018 0.239 −0.004 −1.54%
2017 0.242 −0.007 −2.9%
2016 0.25 −0.009 −3.42%
2015 0.259 −0.009 −3.41%
2014 0.268 −0.009 −3.1%
2013 0.276 −0.003 −1.17%
2012 0.279 −0.01 −3.39%
2011 0.289 −0.014 −4.48%
2010 0.303 +0 +0.11%
2009 0.303 −0.013 −4.23%
2008 0.316 −0.012 −3.56%
2007 0.328 −0.007 −2.19%
2006 0.335 −0.015 −4.18%
2005 0.35 −0.01 −2.85%
2004 0.36 −0.009 −2.56%
2003 0.369 −0.002 −0.66%
2002 0.372 −0.007 −1.93%
2001 0.379 −0.009 −2.35%
2000 0.388 −0.008 −1.9%
1999 0.396 −0.015 −3.75%
1998 0.411 −0.013 −3.02%
1997 0.424 −0.017 −3.9%
1996 0.441 −0.001 −0.3%
1995 0.442 −0.009 −2%
1994 0.451 −0.013 −2.82%
1993 0.465 −0.007 −1.57%
1992 0.472 −0.013 −2.62%
1991 0.485 −0.01 −1.95%
1990 0.494 — —

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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