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Carbon intensity of the economy — Southern Asia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Southern Asia in 2022 — 0.264 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 30.3%.

2022 0.264 kg/$ −2.41% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.382 kg/$1999
Period minimum 0.264 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Southern Asia, 1990–20220.250.30.350.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.378 kg/$1991: 0.374 kg/$1992: 0.362 kg/$1993: 0.364 kg/$1994: 0.377 kg/$1995: 0.372 kg/$1996: 0.366 kg/$1997: 0.356 kg/$1998: 0.355 kg/$1999: 0.382 kg/$2000: 0.37 kg/$2001: 0.362 kg/$2002: 0.355 kg/$2003: 0.339 kg/$2004: 0.335 kg/$2005: 0.327 kg/$2006: 0.324 kg/$2007: 0.315 kg/$2008: 0.317 kg/$2009: 0.314 kg/$2010: 0.304 kg/$2011: 0.301 kg/$2012: 0.305 kg/$2013: 0.3 kg/$2014: 0.299 kg/$2015: 0.289 kg/$2016: 0.282 kg/$2017: 0.279 kg/$2018: 0.273 kg/$2019: 0.267 kg/$2020: 0.269 kg/$2021: 0.27 kg/$2022: 0.264 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.114 (−30.25%) Average annual rate: -1.12 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Southern Asia 0.264 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.264 −0.007 −2.41%
2021 0.27 +0.001 +0.26%
2020 0.269 +0.003 +1.05%
2019 0.267 −0.006 −2.21%
2018 0.273 −0.007 −2.4%
2017 0.279 −0.002 −0.85%
2016 0.282 −0.007 −2.33%
2015 0.289 −0.01 −3.47%
2014 0.299 −0.001 −0.26%
2013 0.3 −0.005 −1.63%
2012 0.305 +0.004 +1.31%
2011 0.301 −0.003 −1.12%
2010 0.304 −0.01 −3.27%
2009 0.314 −0.003 −0.96%
2008 0.317 +0.002 +0.7%
2007 0.315 −0.009 −2.64%
2006 0.324 −0.004 −1.1%
2005 0.327 −0.007 −2.15%
2004 0.335 −0.004 −1.28%
2003 0.339 −0.016 −4.56%
2002 0.355 −0.007 −1.98%
2001 0.362 −0.008 −2.18%
2000 0.37 −0.012 −3.16%
1999 0.382 +0.027 +7.63%
1998 0.355 −0.001 −0.15%
1997 0.356 −0.01 −2.76%
1996 0.366 −0.006 −1.56%
1995 0.372 −0.005 −1.34%
1994 0.377 +0.013 +3.58%
1993 0.364 +0.002 +0.5%
1992 0.362 −0.012 −3.14%
1991 0.374 −0.004 −1.12%
1990 0.378 — —

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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