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Carbon intensity of the economy — Central Asia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Central Asia in 2022 — 0.508 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 55.9%.

2022 0.508 kg/$ +5.09% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 1.266 kg/$1995
Period minimum 0.483 kg/$2021

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Central Asia, 1990–20220.40.60.811.21.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1.15 kg/$1991: 1.193 kg/$1992: 1.233 kg/$1993: 1.206 kg/$1994: 1.233 kg/$1995: 1.266 kg/$1996: 1.216 kg/$1997: 1.158 kg/$1998: 1.191 kg/$1999: 1.077 kg/$2000: 1.064 kg/$2001: 0.924 kg/$2002: 0.914 kg/$2003: 0.918 kg/$2004: 0.883 kg/$2005: 0.826 kg/$2006: 0.81 kg/$2007: 0.754 kg/$2008: 0.735 kg/$2009: 0.661 kg/$2010: 0.661 kg/$2011: 0.616 kg/$2012: 0.602 kg/$2013: 0.572 kg/$2014: 0.599 kg/$2015: 0.58 kg/$2016: 0.574 kg/$2017: 0.571 kg/$2018: 0.559 kg/$2019: 0.509 kg/$2020: 0.503 kg/$2021: 0.483 kg/$2022: 0.508 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.642 (−55.86%) Average annual rate: -2.52 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Central Asia 0.508 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.508 +0.025 +5.09%
2021 0.483 −0.02 −3.96%
2020 0.503 −0.006 −1.27%
2019 0.509 −0.049 −8.81%
2018 0.559 −0.012 −2.14%
2017 0.571 −0.004 −0.65%
2016 0.574 −0.006 −1.02%
2015 0.58 −0.019 −3.16%
2014 0.599 +0.028 +4.84%
2013 0.572 −0.03 −5.06%
2012 0.602 −0.014 −2.3%
2011 0.616 −0.045 −6.75%
2010 0.661 +0 +0.03%
2009 0.661 −0.074 −10.1%
2008 0.735 −0.019 −2.58%
2007 0.754 −0.055 −6.85%
2006 0.81 −0.016 −1.89%
2005 0.826 −0.058 −6.51%
2004 0.883 −0.035 −3.76%
2003 0.918 +0.003 +0.38%
2002 0.914 −0.01 −1.11%
2001 0.924 −0.139 −13.1%
2000 1.064 −0.013 −1.22%
1999 1.077 −0.114 −9.57%
1998 1.191 +0.033 +2.81%
1997 1.158 −0.058 −4.75%
1996 1.216 −0.05 −3.93%
1995 1.266 +0.033 +2.68%
1994 1.233 +0.027 +2.24%
1993 1.206 −0.027 −2.2%
1992 1.233 +0.04 +3.38%
1991 1.193 +0.043 +3.71%
1990 1.15 — —

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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