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Carbon intensity of the economy — OPEC

Carbon intensity of the economy in OPEC in 2022 — 0.332 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 55%.

2022 0.332 kg/$ −5% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 1.993 kg/$1991
Period minimum 0.321 kg/$2018

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — OPEC, 1990–202200.511.521990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.737 kg/$1991: 1.993 kg/$1992: 0.649 kg/$1993: 0.725 kg/$1994: 0.759 kg/$1995: 0.757 kg/$1996: 0.69 kg/$1997: 0.615 kg/$1998: 0.601 kg/$1999: 0.608 kg/$2000: 0.612 kg/$2001: 0.585 kg/$2002: 0.55 kg/$2003: 0.514 kg/$2004: 0.477 kg/$2005: 0.454 kg/$2006: 0.421 kg/$2007: 0.369 kg/$2008: 0.366 kg/$2009: 0.363 kg/$2010: 0.368 kg/$2011: 0.346 kg/$2012: 0.351 kg/$2013: 0.339 kg/$2014: 0.335 kg/$2015: 0.33 kg/$2016: 0.325 kg/$2017: 0.327 kg/$2018: 0.321 kg/$2019: 0.34 kg/$2020: 0.338 kg/$2021: 0.349 kg/$2022: 0.332 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.406 (−55.02%) Average annual rate: -2.47 %

Comparison, 2022

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

OPEC 0.332 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.332 −0.017 −5%
2021 0.349 +0.011 +3.34%
2020 0.338 −0.002 −0.66%
2019 0.34 +0.019 +5.84%
2018 0.321 −0.006 −1.74%
2017 0.327 +0.002 +0.49%
2016 0.325 −0.005 −1.51%
2015 0.33 −0.004 −1.3%
2014 0.335 −0.005 −1.36%
2013 0.339 −0.011 −3.23%
2012 0.351 +0.004 +1.2%
2011 0.346 −0.021 −5.8%
2010 0.368 +0.005 +1.33%
2009 0.363 −0.003 −0.91%
2008 0.366 −0.003 −0.71%
2007 0.369 −0.053 −12.48%
2006 0.421 −0.032 −7.07%
2005 0.454 −0.023 −4.87%
2004 0.477 −0.037 −7.17%
2003 0.514 −0.036 −6.59%
2002 0.55 −0.035 −6.02%
2001 0.585 −0.027 −4.38%
2000 0.612 +0.004 +0.58%
1999 0.608 +0.008 +1.28%
1998 0.601 −0.014 −2.31%
1997 0.615 −0.075 −10.9%
1996 0.69 −0.067 −8.79%
1995 0.757 −0.002 −0.32%
1994 0.759 +0.034 +4.63%
1993 0.725 +0.076 +11.74%
1992 0.649 −1.344 −67.43%
1991 1.993 +1.256 +170.43%
1990 0.737 — —

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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