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Carbon intensity of the economy — Tunisia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Tunisia in 2022 — 0.238 kg/$. Ranked 107 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 22.1%.

2022 0.238 kg/$ −4.8% vs 2021
World rank 107of 164
Period maximum 0.368 kg/$1991
Period minimum 0.175 kg/$1958

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Tunisia, 1950–20220.150.20.250.30.350.419501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.195 kg/$1952: 0.203 kg/$1954: 0.187 kg/$1956: 0.205 kg/$1958: 0.175 kg/$1960: 0.194 kg/$1962: 0.19 kg/$1964: 0.243 kg/$1966: 0.234 kg/$1968: 0.265 kg/$1970: 0.252 kg/$1972: 0.246 kg/$1974: 0.262 kg/$1976: 0.246 kg/$1978: 0.288 kg/$1980: 0.324 kg/$1982: 0.311 kg/$1984: 0.347 kg/$1986: 0.352 kg/$1988: 0.344 kg/$1990: 0.335 kg/$1992: 0.321 kg/$1994: 0.318 kg/$1996: 0.296 kg/$1998: 0.283 kg/$2000: 0.271 kg/$2002: 0.265 kg/$2004: 0.257 kg/$2006: 0.241 kg/$2008: 0.241 kg/$2010: 0.248 kg/$2012: 0.244 kg/$2014: 0.245 kg/$2016: 0.249 kg/$2018: 0.238 kg/$2020: 0.238 kg/$2022: 0.238 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.043 (+22.05%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Tunisia 0.238 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.332 kg/$
Northern Africa computed 0.226 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.238 −0.012 −4.8%
2021 0.25 +0.012 +5.04%
2020 0.238 +0.007 +3.03%
2019 0.231 −0.007 −2.94%
2018 0.238 −0.011 −4.42%
2017 0.249 +0 +0%
2016 0.249 −0.006 −2.35%
2015 0.255 +0.01 +4.08%
2014 0.245 +0.002 +0.82%
2013 0.243 −0.001 −0.41%
2012 0.244 +0.005 +2.09%
2011 0.239 −0.009 −3.63%
2010 0.248 +0.016 +6.9%
2009 0.232 −0.009 −3.73%
2008 0.241 −0.004 −1.63%
2007 0.245 +0.004 +1.66%
2006 0.241 −0.01 −3.98%
2005 0.251 −0.006 −2.33%
2004 0.257 −0.002 −0.77%
2003 0.259 −0.006 −2.26%
2002 0.265 −0.004 −1.49%
2001 0.269 −0.002 −0.74%
2000 0.271 −0.001 −0.37%
1999 0.272 −0.011 −3.89%
1998 0.283 −0.007 −2.41%
1997 0.29 −0.006 −2.03%
1996 0.296 −0.01 −3.27%
1995 0.306 −0.012 −3.77%
1994 0.318 −0.02 −5.92%
1993 0.338 +0.017 +5.3%
1992 0.321 −0.047 −12.77%
1991 0.368 +0.033 +9.85%
1990 0.335 −0.018 −5.1%
1989 0.353 +0.009 +2.62%
1988 0.344 +0.018 +5.52%
1987 0.326 −0.026 −7.39%
1986 0.352 +0.01 +2.92%
1985 0.342 −0.005 −1.44%
1984 0.347 −0.012 −3.34%
1983 0.359 +0.048 +15.43%
1982 0.311 −0.009 −2.81%
1981 0.32 −0.004 −1.23%
1980 0.324 +0.005 +1.57%
1979 0.319 +0.031 +10.76%
1978 0.288 +0.013 +4.73%
1977 0.275 +0.029 +11.79%
1976 0.246 −0.006 −2.38%
1975 0.252 −0.01 −3.82%
1974 0.262 +0.01 +3.97%
1973 0.252 +0.006 +2.44%
1972 0.246 −0.011 −4.28%
1971 0.257 +0.005 +1.98%
1970 0.252 −0.023 −8.36%
1969 0.275 +0.01 +3.77%
1968 0.265 +0.013 +5.16%
1967 0.252 +0.018 +7.69%
1966 0.234 +0.029 +14.15%
1965 0.205 −0.038 −15.64%
1964 0.243 +0.064 +35.75%
1963 0.179 −0.011 −5.79%
1962 0.19 +0.007 +3.83%
1961 0.183 −0.011 −5.67%
1960 0.194 −0.007 −3.48%
1959 0.201 +0.026 +14.86%
1958 0.175 −0.041 −18.98%
1957 0.216 +0.011 +5.37%
1956 0.205 −0.019 −8.48%
1955 0.224 +0.037 +19.79%
1954 0.187 +0 +0%
1953 0.187 −0.016 −7.88%
1952 0.203 −0.015 −6.88%
1951 0.218 +0.023 +11.79%
1950 0.195 — —

Northern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

EG Egypt 0.171 MA Morocco 0.224 TN Tunisia 0.238 DZ Algeria 0.324 LY Libya 0.645
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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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