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Carbon intensity of the economy — Western Europe

Carbon intensity of the economy in Western Europe in 2022 — 0.144 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 63.5%.

2022 0.144 kg/$ −6.03% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.395 kg/$1990
Period minimum 0.144 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Western Europe, 1990–20220.10.20.30.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.395 kg/$1991: 0.38 kg/$1992: 0.358 kg/$1993: 0.351 kg/$1994: 0.336 kg/$1995: 0.328 kg/$1996: 0.331 kg/$1997: 0.312 kg/$1998: 0.303 kg/$1999: 0.286 kg/$2000: 0.275 kg/$2001: 0.272 kg/$2002: 0.266 kg/$2003: 0.267 kg/$2004: 0.258 kg/$2005: 0.251 kg/$2006: 0.241 kg/$2007: 0.223 kg/$2008: 0.22 kg/$2009: 0.214 kg/$2010: 0.215 kg/$2011: 0.198 kg/$2012: 0.198 kg/$2013: 0.2 kg/$2014: 0.185 kg/$2015: 0.185 kg/$2016: 0.182 kg/$2017: 0.177 kg/$2018: 0.168 kg/$2019: 0.159 kg/$2020: 0.151 kg/$2021: 0.153 kg/$2022: 0.144 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.251 (−63.53%) Average annual rate: -3.1 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Western Europe 0.144 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.144 −0.009 −6.03%
2021 0.153 +0.002 +1.26%
2020 0.151 −0.007 −4.66%
2019 0.159 −0.01 −5.65%
2018 0.168 −0.008 −4.8%
2017 0.177 −0.005 −2.98%
2016 0.182 −0.003 −1.67%
2015 0.185 +0 +0.19%
2014 0.185 −0.015 −7.32%
2013 0.2 +0.001 +0.62%
2012 0.198 +0 +0.08%
2011 0.198 −0.017 −7.82%
2010 0.215 +0.001 +0.55%
2009 0.214 −0.007 −2.99%
2008 0.22 −0.003 −1.33%
2007 0.223 −0.017 −7.15%
2006 0.241 −0.01 −4.04%
2005 0.251 −0.008 −2.91%
2004 0.258 −0.009 −3.25%
2003 0.267 +0.001 +0.51%
2002 0.266 −0.007 −2.52%
2001 0.272 −0.002 −0.78%
2000 0.275 −0.012 −4.15%
1999 0.286 −0.017 −5.6%
1998 0.303 −0.008 −2.65%
1997 0.312 −0.019 −5.78%
1996 0.331 +0.003 +0.85%
1995 0.328 −0.008 −2.48%
1994 0.336 −0.015 −4.29%
1993 0.351 −0.007 −1.91%
1992 0.358 −0.022 −5.77%
1991 0.38 −0.015 −3.78%
1990 0.395 — —

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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