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Carbon intensity of the economy — Middle Africa

Carbon intensity of the economy in Middle Africa in 2022 — 0.138 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 50%.

2022 0.138 kg/$ +5.73% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.514 kg/$1996
Period minimum 0.124 kg/$2020

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Middle Africa, 1990–202200.20.40.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.277 kg/$1991: 0.26 kg/$1992: 0.268 kg/$1993: 0.31 kg/$1994: 0.489 kg/$1995: 0.484 kg/$1996: 0.514 kg/$1997: 0.482 kg/$1998: 0.458 kg/$1999: 0.443 kg/$2000: 0.399 kg/$2001: 0.363 kg/$2002: 0.312 kg/$2003: 0.309 kg/$2004: 0.274 kg/$2005: 0.226 kg/$2006: 0.206 kg/$2007: 0.178 kg/$2008: 0.162 kg/$2009: 0.162 kg/$2010: 0.164 kg/$2011: 0.15 kg/$2012: 0.149 kg/$2013: 0.152 kg/$2014: 0.149 kg/$2015: 0.145 kg/$2016: 0.141 kg/$2017: 0.135 kg/$2018: 0.14 kg/$2019: 0.134 kg/$2020: 0.124 kg/$2021: 0.131 kg/$2022: 0.138 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.138 (−50.02%) Average annual rate: -2.14 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Middle Africa 0.138 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.138 +0.007 +5.73%
2021 0.131 +0.007 +5.91%
2020 0.124 −0.011 −8.14%
2019 0.134 −0.006 −4.23%
2018 0.14 +0.006 +4.09%
2017 0.135 −0.006 −4.3%
2016 0.141 −0.004 −2.64%
2015 0.145 −0.004 −2.55%
2014 0.149 −0.003 −2.19%
2013 0.152 +0.003 +1.76%
2012 0.149 −0.001 −0.74%
2011 0.15 −0.013 −8.21%
2010 0.164 +0.002 +1.23%
2009 0.162 −0 −0.11%
2008 0.162 −0.016 −9.09%
2007 0.178 −0.028 −13.37%
2006 0.206 −0.02 −9.01%
2005 0.226 −0.048 −17.61%
2004 0.274 −0.035 −11.24%
2003 0.309 −0.003 −0.84%
2002 0.312 −0.051 −14%
2001 0.363 −0.036 −9.04%
2000 0.399 −0.044 −9.96%
1999 0.443 −0.015 −3.27%
1998 0.458 −0.024 −5.02%
1997 0.482 −0.033 −6.34%
1996 0.514 +0.031 +6.35%
1995 0.484 −0.005 −1.09%
1994 0.489 +0.179 +57.75%
1993 0.31 +0.042 +15.54%
1992 0.268 +0.009 +3.4%
1991 0.26 −0.017 −6.24%
1990 0.277 — —

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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