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Carbon intensity of the economy — Southern Africa

Carbon intensity of the economy in Southern Africa in 2022 — 0.554 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 57%.

2022 0.554 kg/$ −4.5% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 1.297 kg/$1991
Period minimum 0.554 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Southern Africa, 1990–20220.40.60.811.21.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1.289 kg/$1991: 1.297 kg/$1992: 1.192 kg/$1993: 1.224 kg/$1994: 1.222 kg/$1995: 1.228 kg/$1996: 1.153 kg/$1997: 1.16 kg/$1998: 1.108 kg/$1999: 1.051 kg/$2000: 1 kg/$2001: 0.935 kg/$2002: 0.849 kg/$2003: 0.919 kg/$2004: 0.96 kg/$2005: 0.834 kg/$2006: 0.831 kg/$2007: 0.804 kg/$2008: 0.812 kg/$2009: 0.778 kg/$2010: 0.724 kg/$2011: 0.691 kg/$2012: 0.659 kg/$2013: 0.634 kg/$2014: 0.656 kg/$2015: 0.616 kg/$2016: 0.61 kg/$2017: 0.584 kg/$2018: 0.592 kg/$2019: 0.611 kg/$2020: 0.602 kg/$2021: 0.58 kg/$2022: 0.554 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.735 (−57.02%) Average annual rate: -2.6 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Southern Africa 0.554 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.554 −0.026 −4.5%
2021 0.58 −0.022 −3.61%
2020 0.602 −0.009 −1.52%
2019 0.611 +0.019 +3.14%
2018 0.592 +0.008 +1.43%
2017 0.584 −0.026 −4.27%
2016 0.61 −0.005 −0.89%
2015 0.616 −0.041 −6.21%
2014 0.656 +0.022 +3.47%
2013 0.634 −0.024 −3.69%
2012 0.659 −0.032 −4.66%
2011 0.691 −0.033 −4.57%
2010 0.724 −0.054 −6.98%
2009 0.778 −0.034 −4.22%
2008 0.812 +0.009 +1.1%
2007 0.804 −0.027 −3.24%
2006 0.831 −0.003 −0.36%
2005 0.834 −0.126 −13.16%
2004 0.96 +0.04 +4.39%
2003 0.919 +0.07 +8.24%
2002 0.849 −0.086 −9.18%
2001 0.935 −0.065 −6.49%
2000 1 −0.051 −4.81%
1999 1.051 −0.058 −5.21%
1998 1.108 −0.052 −4.48%
1997 1.16 +0.007 +0.62%
1996 1.153 −0.075 −6.11%
1995 1.228 +0.007 +0.54%
1994 1.222 −0.003 −0.23%
1993 1.224 +0.032 +2.71%
1992 1.192 −0.105 −8.11%
1991 1.297 +0.009 +0.68%
1990 1.289 — —

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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