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Carbon intensity of the economy — Southern Europe

Carbon intensity of the economy in Southern Europe in 2022 — 0.165 kg/$. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 47.8%.

2022 0.165 kg/$ −3.24% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.315 kg/$1995
Period minimum 0.165 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1995–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Southern Europe, 1995–20220.150.20.250.30.3519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.315 kg/$1996: 0.304 kg/$1997: 0.303 kg/$1998: 0.303 kg/$1999: 0.299 kg/$2000: 0.291 kg/$2001: 0.285 kg/$2002: 0.288 kg/$2003: 0.288 kg/$2004: 0.286 kg/$2005: 0.282 kg/$2006: 0.268 kg/$2007: 0.259 kg/$2008: 0.246 kg/$2009: 0.23 kg/$2010: 0.224 kg/$2011: 0.222 kg/$2012: 0.219 kg/$2013: 0.206 kg/$2014: 0.197 kg/$2015: 0.2 kg/$2016: 0.193 kg/$2017: 0.192 kg/$2018: 0.185 kg/$2019: 0.174 kg/$2020: 0.17 kg/$2021: 0.17 kg/$2022: 0.165 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.151 (−47.77%) Average annual rate: -2.38 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Southern Europe 0.165 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.165 −0.006 −3.24%
2021 0.17 −0 −0.05%
2020 0.17 −0.004 −2.44%
2019 0.174 −0.011 −5.78%
2018 0.185 −0.007 −3.71%
2017 0.192 −0 −0.15%
2016 0.193 −0.007 −3.66%
2015 0.2 +0.003 +1.72%
2014 0.197 −0.009 −4.38%
2013 0.206 −0.014 −6.34%
2012 0.219 −0.003 −1.13%
2011 0.222 −0.002 −0.78%
2010 0.224 −0.006 −2.7%
2009 0.23 −0.017 −6.73%
2008 0.246 −0.012 −4.69%
2007 0.259 −0.009 −3.54%
2006 0.268 −0.014 −5.06%
2005 0.282 −0.003 −1.11%
2004 0.286 −0.002 −0.72%
2003 0.288 +0 +0.01%
2002 0.288 +0.003 +0.99%
2001 0.285 −0.007 −2.27%
2000 0.291 −0.007 −2.45%
1999 0.299 −0.004 −1.48%
1998 0.303 −0 −0.11%
1997 0.303 −0 −0.02%
1996 0.304 −0.012 −3.69%
1995 0.315 — —

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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