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Carbon intensity of the economy — South Asia

Carbon intensity of the economy in South Asia in 2022 — 0.242 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 16.1%.

2022 0.242 kg/$ −1.77% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.311 kg/$1999
Period minimum 0.242 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — South Asia, 1990–20220.240.260.280.30.321990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.288 kg/$1991: 0.297 kg/$1992: 0.302 kg/$1993: 0.299 kg/$1994: 0.301 kg/$1995: 0.301 kg/$1996: 0.307 kg/$1997: 0.309 kg/$1998: 0.299 kg/$1999: 0.311 kg/$2000: 0.307 kg/$2001: 0.299 kg/$2002: 0.299 kg/$2003: 0.289 kg/$2004: 0.287 kg/$2005: 0.281 kg/$2006: 0.28 kg/$2007: 0.279 kg/$2008: 0.282 kg/$2009: 0.284 kg/$2010: 0.277 kg/$2011: 0.273 kg/$2012: 0.279 kg/$2013: 0.272 kg/$2014: 0.272 kg/$2015: 0.263 kg/$2016: 0.259 kg/$2017: 0.255 kg/$2018: 0.253 kg/$2019: 0.243 kg/$2020: 0.243 kg/$2021: 0.246 kg/$2022: 0.242 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.046 (−16.06%) Average annual rate: -0.55 %

Comparison, 2022

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

South Asia 0.242 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.242 −0.004 −1.77%
2021 0.246 +0.003 +1.38%
2020 0.243 −0 −0.15%
2019 0.243 −0.009 −3.7%
2018 0.253 −0.003 −1.06%
2017 0.255 −0.004 −1.47%
2016 0.259 −0.004 −1.62%
2015 0.263 −0.008 −3.13%
2014 0.272 +0 +0.02%
2013 0.272 −0.007 −2.52%
2012 0.279 +0.006 +2.09%
2011 0.273 −0.004 −1.34%
2010 0.277 −0.007 −2.55%
2009 0.284 +0.002 +0.73%
2008 0.282 +0.003 +0.93%
2007 0.279 −0.001 −0.37%
2006 0.28 −0.001 −0.24%
2005 0.281 −0.005 −1.91%
2004 0.287 −0.002 −0.74%
2003 0.289 −0.01 −3.37%
2002 0.299 −0 −0.05%
2001 0.299 −0.008 −2.57%
2000 0.307 −0.004 −1.25%
1999 0.311 +0.012 +3.93%
1998 0.299 −0.01 −3.21%
1997 0.309 +0.001 +0.49%
1996 0.307 +0.006 +2.06%
1995 0.301 +0 +0.03%
1994 0.301 +0.002 +0.53%
1993 0.299 −0.003 −0.99%
1992 0.302 +0.005 +1.72%
1991 0.297 +0.009 +3.22%
1990 0.288 — —

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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