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Carbon intensity of the economy — World

Carbon intensity of the economy in the world in 2022 — 0.273 kg/$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 47.4%.

2022 0.273 kg/$ −2.1% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 0.588 kg/$1991
Period minimum 0.273 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — World, 1990–20220.20.30.40.50.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.519 kg/$1991: 0.588 kg/$1992: 0.488 kg/$1993: 0.486 kg/$1994: 0.474 kg/$1995: 0.468 kg/$1996: 0.458 kg/$1997: 0.441 kg/$1998: 0.429 kg/$1999: 0.422 kg/$2000: 0.412 kg/$2001: 0.402 kg/$2002: 0.395 kg/$2003: 0.399 kg/$2004: 0.389 kg/$2005: 0.383 kg/$2006: 0.373 kg/$2007: 0.364 kg/$2008: 0.362 kg/$2009: 0.357 kg/$2010: 0.356 kg/$2011: 0.355 kg/$2012: 0.349 kg/$2013: 0.339 kg/$2014: 0.329 kg/$2015: 0.316 kg/$2016: 0.304 kg/$2017: 0.297 kg/$2018: 0.292 kg/$2019: 0.286 kg/$2020: 0.281 kg/$2021: 0.279 kg/$2022: 0.273 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.246 (−47.36%) Average annual rate: -1.99 %

Comparison, 2022

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

World 0.273 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.273 −0.006 −2.1%
2021 0.279 −0.002 −0.78%
2020 0.281 −0.005 −1.65%
2019 0.286 −0.006 −2.22%
2018 0.292 −0.005 −1.54%
2017 0.297 −0.007 −2.34%
2016 0.304 −0.012 −3.67%
2015 0.316 −0.013 −3.91%
2014 0.329 −0.011 −3.16%
2013 0.339 −0.009 −2.63%
2012 0.349 −0.007 −1.92%
2011 0.355 −0.001 −0.26%
2010 0.356 −0 −0.13%
2009 0.357 −0.005 −1.41%
2008 0.362 −0.002 −0.65%
2007 0.364 −0.009 −2.48%
2006 0.373 −0.009 −2.45%
2005 0.383 −0.007 −1.68%
2004 0.389 −0.009 −2.37%
2003 0.399 +0.003 +0.86%
2002 0.395 −0.007 −1.73%
2001 0.402 −0.01 −2.34%
2000 0.412 −0.01 −2.31%
1999 0.422 −0.007 −1.73%
1998 0.429 −0.012 −2.68%
1997 0.441 −0.017 −3.73%
1996 0.458 −0.009 −2.01%
1995 0.468 −0.007 −1.42%
1994 0.474 −0.012 −2.44%
1993 0.486 −0.002 −0.33%
1992 0.488 −0.1 −17.06%
1991 0.588 +0.069 +13.29%
1990 0.519 — —

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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