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Carbon intensity of the economy — Eastern Africa

Carbon intensity of the economy in Eastern Africa in 2022 — 0.122 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 40%.

2022 0.122 kg/$ +3.33% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.211 kg/$1992
Period minimum 0.108 kg/$2008

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Eastern Africa, 1990–20220.10.150.20.251990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.203 kg/$1991: 0.195 kg/$1992: 0.211 kg/$1993: 0.207 kg/$1994: 0.21 kg/$1995: 0.191 kg/$1996: 0.185 kg/$1997: 0.173 kg/$1998: 0.174 kg/$1999: 0.175 kg/$2000: 0.165 kg/$2001: 0.151 kg/$2002: 0.14 kg/$2003: 0.131 kg/$2004: 0.125 kg/$2005: 0.13 kg/$2006: 0.127 kg/$2007: 0.118 kg/$2008: 0.108 kg/$2009: 0.11 kg/$2010: 0.11 kg/$2011: 0.116 kg/$2012: 0.117 kg/$2013: 0.122 kg/$2014: 0.128 kg/$2015: 0.128 kg/$2016: 0.127 kg/$2017: 0.143 kg/$2018: 0.118 kg/$2019: 0.118 kg/$2020: 0.114 kg/$2021: 0.118 kg/$2022: 0.122 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.081 (−39.95%) Average annual rate: -1.58 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Eastern Africa 0.122 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.122 +0.004 +3.33%
2021 0.118 +0.004 +3.85%
2020 0.114 −0.004 −3.47%
2019 0.118 −0 −0.29%
2018 0.118 −0.025 −17.4%
2017 0.143 +0.016 +12.41%
2016 0.127 −0.001 −0.57%
2015 0.128 −0 −0.26%
2014 0.128 +0.006 +4.99%
2013 0.122 +0.005 +4.53%
2012 0.117 +0.001 +0.51%
2011 0.116 +0.006 +5.36%
2010 0.11 −0 −0.05%
2009 0.11 +0.003 +2.48%
2008 0.108 −0.01 −8.61%
2007 0.118 −0.009 −6.96%
2006 0.127 −0.003 −2.66%
2005 0.13 +0.005 +4.16%
2004 0.125 −0.006 −4.76%
2003 0.131 −0.009 −6.3%
2002 0.14 −0.011 −7.25%
2001 0.151 −0.014 −8.66%
2000 0.165 −0.01 −5.84%
1999 0.175 +0.001 +0.63%
1998 0.174 +0.002 +0.9%
1997 0.173 −0.012 −6.57%
1996 0.185 −0.006 −3.15%
1995 0.191 −0.019 −8.98%
1994 0.21 +0.002 +1.18%
1993 0.207 −0.004 −1.97%
1992 0.211 +0.016 +8.19%
1991 0.195 −0.008 −3.73%
1990 0.203 — —

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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