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Carbon intensity of the economy — Eastern Asia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Eastern Asia in 2022 — 0.388 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.1%.

2022 0.388 kg/$ +0.43% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.568 kg/$2011
Period minimum 0.387 kg/$2021

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Eastern Asia, 1990–20220.350.40.450.50.550.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.437 kg/$1991: 0.441 kg/$1992: 0.447 kg/$1993: 0.451 kg/$1994: 0.461 kg/$1995: 0.465 kg/$1996: 0.462 kg/$1997: 0.459 kg/$1998: 0.446 kg/$1999: 0.459 kg/$2000: 0.449 kg/$2001: 0.441 kg/$2002: 0.454 kg/$2003: 0.492 kg/$2004: 0.493 kg/$2005: 0.51 kg/$2006: 0.514 kg/$2007: 0.519 kg/$2008: 0.536 kg/$2009: 0.541 kg/$2010: 0.54 kg/$2011: 0.568 kg/$2012: 0.55 kg/$2013: 0.526 kg/$2014: 0.496 kg/$2015: 0.462 kg/$2016: 0.434 kg/$2017: 0.42 kg/$2018: 0.41 kg/$2019: 0.402 kg/$2020: 0.4 kg/$2021: 0.387 kg/$2022: 0.388 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.048 (−11.1%) Average annual rate: -0.37 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Eastern Asia 0.388 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.388 +0.002 +0.43%
2021 0.387 −0.013 −3.27%
2020 0.4 −0.002 −0.57%
2019 0.402 −0.008 −1.98%
2018 0.41 −0.01 −2.43%
2017 0.42 −0.014 −3.22%
2016 0.434 −0.028 −5.96%
2015 0.462 −0.034 −6.93%
2014 0.496 −0.03 −5.66%
2013 0.526 −0.024 −4.41%
2012 0.55 −0.017 −3.05%
2011 0.568 +0.028 +5.09%
2010 0.54 −0.001 −0.25%
2009 0.541 +0.005 +0.94%
2008 0.536 +0.018 +3.42%
2007 0.519 +0.004 +0.82%
2006 0.514 +0.005 +0.92%
2005 0.51 +0.016 +3.34%
2004 0.493 +0.001 +0.17%
2003 0.492 +0.038 +8.43%
2002 0.454 +0.013 +2.98%
2001 0.441 −0.008 −1.73%
2000 0.449 −0.01 −2.25%
1999 0.459 +0.013 +2.89%
1998 0.446 −0.013 −2.84%
1997 0.459 −0.003 −0.67%
1996 0.462 −0.003 −0.61%
1995 0.465 +0.004 +0.81%
1994 0.461 +0.01 +2.27%
1993 0.451 +0.004 +0.94%
1992 0.447 +0.006 +1.33%
1991 0.441 +0.004 +0.97%
1990 0.437 — —

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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How much carbon dioxide comes from burning coal — the dirtiest of the fuels.

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How many tonnes of carbon dioxide each resident of a country accounts for in a year.

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