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Carbon intensity of the economy — all countries

Carbon intensity of the economy — Australia and New Zealand

Carbon intensity of the economy in Australia and New Zealand in 2022 — 0.269 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 52.3%.

2022 0.269 kg/$ −4.98% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.57 kg/$1991
Period minimum 0.269 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Australia and New Zealand, 1990–20220.20.30.40.50.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.562 kg/$1991: 0.57 kg/$1992: 0.563 kg/$1993: 0.543 kg/$1994: 0.522 kg/$1995: 0.52 kg/$1996: 0.51 kg/$1997: 0.502 kg/$1998: 0.496 kg/$1999: 0.488 kg/$2000: 0.478 kg/$2001: 0.476 kg/$2002: 0.46 kg/$2003: 0.455 kg/$2004: 0.446 kg/$2005: 0.436 kg/$2006: 0.429 kg/$2007: 0.414 kg/$2008: 0.41 kg/$2009: 0.401 kg/$2010: 0.386 kg/$2011: 0.374 kg/$2012: 0.363 kg/$2013: 0.349 kg/$2014: 0.336 kg/$2015: 0.335 kg/$2016: 0.329 kg/$2017: 0.325 kg/$2018: 0.317 kg/$2019: 0.311 kg/$2020: 0.303 kg/$2021: 0.283 kg/$2022: 0.269 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.294 (−52.25%) Average annual rate: -2.28 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 0.269 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.269 −0.014 −4.98%
2021 0.283 −0.021 −6.8%
2020 0.303 −0.008 −2.43%
2019 0.311 −0.006 −2.02%
2018 0.317 −0.008 −2.32%
2017 0.325 −0.005 −1.45%
2016 0.329 −0.005 −1.54%
2015 0.335 −0.001 −0.35%
2014 0.336 −0.013 −3.79%
2013 0.349 −0.015 −4%
2012 0.363 −0.01 −2.71%
2011 0.374 −0.013 −3.32%
2010 0.386 −0.014 −3.55%
2009 0.401 −0.009 −2.19%
2008 0.41 −0.004 −1.08%
2007 0.414 −0.014 −3.38%
2006 0.429 −0.007 −1.58%
2005 0.436 −0.011 −2.46%
2004 0.446 −0.008 −1.83%
2003 0.455 −0.005 −1.13%
2002 0.46 −0.016 −3.27%
2001 0.476 −0.002 −0.51%
2000 0.478 −0.01 −2.07%
1999 0.488 −0.008 −1.56%
1998 0.496 −0.007 −1.32%
1997 0.502 −0.008 −1.51%
1996 0.51 −0.009 −1.82%
1995 0.52 −0.003 −0.55%
1994 0.522 −0.021 −3.86%
1993 0.543 −0.019 −3.41%
1992 0.563 −0.007 −1.25%
1991 0.57 +0.007 +1.31%
1990 0.562 — —

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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