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Carbon intensity of the economy — Northern Africa

Carbon intensity of the economy in Northern Africa in 2022 — 0.226 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 63%.

2022 0.226 kg/$ −3.87% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.612 kg/$1990
Period minimum 0.226 kg/$2020

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Northern Africa, 1990–20220.20.30.40.50.60.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.612 kg/$1991: 0.611 kg/$1992: 0.551 kg/$1993: 0.562 kg/$1994: 0.591 kg/$1995: 0.596 kg/$1996: 0.546 kg/$1997: 0.494 kg/$1998: 0.499 kg/$1999: 0.438 kg/$2000: 0.418 kg/$2001: 0.376 kg/$2002: 0.356 kg/$2003: 0.349 kg/$2004: 0.328 kg/$2005: 0.328 kg/$2006: 0.3 kg/$2007: 0.28 kg/$2008: 0.266 kg/$2009: 0.26 kg/$2010: 0.249 kg/$2011: 0.268 kg/$2012: 0.255 kg/$2013: 0.251 kg/$2014: 0.267 kg/$2015: 0.258 kg/$2016: 0.256 kg/$2017: 0.254 kg/$2018: 0.241 kg/$2019: 0.239 kg/$2020: 0.226 kg/$2021: 0.235 kg/$2022: 0.226 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.386 (−63.04%) Average annual rate: -3.06 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Northern Africa 0.226 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.226 −0.009 −3.87%
2021 0.235 +0.009 +4.13%
2020 0.226 −0.013 −5.33%
2019 0.239 −0.002 −0.8%
2018 0.241 −0.014 −5.45%
2017 0.254 −0.002 −0.75%
2016 0.256 −0.002 −0.65%
2015 0.258 −0.009 −3.46%
2014 0.267 +0.016 +6.49%
2013 0.251 −0.004 −1.4%
2012 0.255 −0.014 −5.08%
2011 0.268 +0.02 +7.92%
2010 0.249 −0.012 −4.48%
2009 0.26 −0.005 −2.04%
2008 0.266 −0.015 −5.19%
2007 0.28 −0.02 −6.56%
2006 0.3 −0.028 −8.56%
2005 0.328 +0 +0.1%
2004 0.328 −0.022 −6.26%
2003 0.349 −0.006 −1.76%
2002 0.356 −0.02 −5.42%
2001 0.376 −0.042 −10.05%
2000 0.418 −0.02 −4.53%
1999 0.438 −0.061 −12.21%
1998 0.499 +0.005 +1.02%
1997 0.494 −0.052 −9.59%
1996 0.546 −0.05 −8.39%
1995 0.596 +0.006 +0.94%
1994 0.591 +0.029 +5.15%
1993 0.562 +0.01 +1.9%
1992 0.551 −0.06 −9.77%
1991 0.611 −0.001 −0.14%
1990 0.612 — —

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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