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Carbon intensity of the economy — Central America

Carbon intensity of the economy in Central America in 2022 — 0.206 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 42.7%.

2022 0.206 kg/$ −1.39% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.359 kg/$1990
Period minimum 0.206 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Central America, 1990–20220.20.250.30.350.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.359 kg/$1991: 0.356 kg/$1992: 0.347 kg/$1993: 0.34 kg/$1994: 0.339 kg/$1995: 0.336 kg/$1996: 0.328 kg/$1997: 0.325 kg/$1998: 0.324 kg/$1999: 0.314 kg/$2000: 0.297 kg/$2001: 0.308 kg/$2002: 0.303 kg/$2003: 0.314 kg/$2004: 0.3 kg/$2005: 0.305 kg/$2006: 0.295 kg/$2007: 0.282 kg/$2008: 0.274 kg/$2009: 0.278 kg/$2010: 0.261 kg/$2011: 0.263 kg/$2012: 0.263 kg/$2013: 0.255 kg/$2014: 0.242 kg/$2015: 0.233 kg/$2016: 0.227 kg/$2017: 0.214 kg/$2018: 0.211 kg/$2019: 0.213 kg/$2020: 0.209 kg/$2021: 0.209 kg/$2022: 0.206 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.153 (−42.66%) Average annual rate: -1.72 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Central America 0.206 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.206 −0.003 −1.39%
2021 0.209 −0 −0.05%
2020 0.209 −0.005 −2.18%
2019 0.213 +0.002 +0.97%
2018 0.211 −0.003 −1.29%
2017 0.214 −0.013 −5.59%
2016 0.227 −0.006 −2.61%
2015 0.233 −0.01 −3.92%
2014 0.242 −0.013 −4.95%
2013 0.255 −0.008 −2.93%
2012 0.263 −0.001 −0.23%
2011 0.263 +0.003 +0.99%
2010 0.261 −0.017 −6.13%
2009 0.278 +0.004 +1.43%
2008 0.274 −0.008 −2.9%
2007 0.282 −0.013 −4.39%
2006 0.295 −0.009 −3.12%
2005 0.305 +0.005 +1.58%
2004 0.3 −0.014 −4.39%
2003 0.314 +0.01 +3.4%
2002 0.303 −0.005 −1.47%
2001 0.308 +0.01 +3.49%
2000 0.297 −0.016 −5.19%
1999 0.314 −0.011 −3.29%
1998 0.324 −0 −0.03%
1997 0.325 −0.003 −0.96%
1996 0.328 −0.008 −2.47%
1995 0.336 −0.003 −0.84%
1994 0.339 −0.001 −0.42%
1993 0.34 −0.006 −1.84%
1992 0.347 −0.01 −2.71%
1991 0.356 −0.003 −0.75%
1990 0.359 — —

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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