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Carbon intensity of the economy — Western Asia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Western Asia in 2022 — 0.284 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 61.3%.

2022 0.284 kg/$ −6.36% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 2.548 kg/$1991
Period minimum 0.284 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Western Asia, 1990–202201231990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.734 kg/$1991: 2.548 kg/$1992: 0.731 kg/$1993: 0.8 kg/$1994: 0.766 kg/$1995: 0.744 kg/$1996: 0.67 kg/$1997: 0.606 kg/$1998: 0.588 kg/$1999: 0.576 kg/$2000: 0.596 kg/$2001: 0.581 kg/$2002: 0.542 kg/$2003: 0.516 kg/$2004: 0.479 kg/$2005: 0.449 kg/$2006: 0.422 kg/$2007: 0.375 kg/$2008: 0.372 kg/$2009: 0.379 kg/$2010: 0.367 kg/$2011: 0.335 kg/$2012: 0.345 kg/$2013: 0.319 kg/$2014: 0.309 kg/$2015: 0.307 kg/$2016: 0.302 kg/$2017: 0.303 kg/$2018: 0.301 kg/$2019: 0.304 kg/$2020: 0.301 kg/$2021: 0.303 kg/$2022: 0.284 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.45 (−61.31%) Average annual rate: -2.92 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Western Asia 0.284 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.284 −0.019 −6.36%
2021 0.303 +0.003 +0.86%
2020 0.301 −0.003 −1.08%
2019 0.304 +0.003 +0.97%
2018 0.301 −0.002 −0.61%
2017 0.303 +0.001 +0.44%
2016 0.302 −0.005 −1.71%
2015 0.307 −0.002 −0.76%
2014 0.309 −0.01 −3.2%
2013 0.319 −0.026 −7.4%
2012 0.345 +0.01 +2.91%
2011 0.335 −0.032 −8.66%
2010 0.367 −0.012 −3.25%
2009 0.379 +0.007 +1.88%
2008 0.372 −0.003 −0.68%
2007 0.375 −0.047 −11.18%
2006 0.422 −0.027 −5.98%
2005 0.449 −0.03 −6.3%
2004 0.479 −0.037 −7.24%
2003 0.516 −0.025 −4.69%
2002 0.542 −0.039 −6.77%
2001 0.581 −0.015 −2.54%
2000 0.596 +0.02 +3.47%
1999 0.576 −0.012 −2%
1998 0.588 −0.018 −2.93%
1997 0.606 −0.065 −9.64%
1996 0.67 −0.074 −9.92%
1995 0.744 −0.022 −2.84%
1994 0.766 −0.034 −4.23%
1993 0.8 +0.068 +9.33%
1992 0.731 −1.817 −71.3%
1991 2.548 +1.814 +247.18%
1990 0.734 — —

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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