List of countries by carbon intensity of GDP
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The following list of countries by carbon intensity of GDP sorts countries by their emission intensity. Carbon intensity or emission intensity of GDP is a measure that evaluates the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced per unit of GDP. It provides an indication of how efficiently an economy uses carbon-based resources to generate economic output. A lower carbon intensity indicates that less CO2 is emitted to produce a given level of economic output, indicating a more carbon-efficient economy.
List[edit]
Countries[edit]
Countries by carbon intensity of GDP. Carbon intensity is measured by CO2 emissions in kilograms per International dollar (US dollar adjusted for purchasing power parity) of economic output.[1] Data are for the year 2018.
Rank | Country | CO2 kg/$ |
---|---|---|
1 | North Korea | 1.18 |
2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.16 |
3 | Mongolia | 1.09 |
4 | Kazakhstan | 0.72 |
5 | South Africa | 0.65 |
6 | China | 0.57 |
7 | Libya | 0.54 |
8 | Ukraine | 0.54 |
9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.53 |
10 | Syria | 0.53 |
11 | Bahrain | 0.52 |
12 | Zimbabwe | 0.52 |
13 | Turkmenistan | 0.52 |
14 | Estonia | 0.51 |
15 | Iran | 0.50 |
16 | Russia | 0.47 |
17 | Serbia | 0.44 |
18 | Lesotho | 0.44 |
19 | Laos | 0.44 |
20 | Oman | 0.42 |
21 | Jamaica | 0.42 |
22 | Iraq | 0.42 |
23 | Vietnam | 0.41 |
24 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.38 |
25 | Saudi Arabia | 0.37 |
26 | Barbados | 0.37 |
27 | Kuwait | 0.35 |
28 | Canada | 0.35 |
29 | Belarus | 0.35 |
30 | Uzbekistan | 0.35 |
31 | Malaysia | 0.35 |
32 | South Korea | 0.34 |
33 | Australia | 0.34 |
34 | Venezuela | 0.33 |
35 | Bulgaria | 0.33 |
36 | Czech Republic | 0.33 |
37 | Poland | 0.32 |
38 | Bolivia | 0.31 |
39 | United States | 0.30 |
40 | Algeria | 0.29 |
41 | India | 0.29 |
42 | Saint Lucia | 0.29 |
43 | Greece | 0.29 |
44 | United Arab Emirates | 0.29 |
45 | Benin | 0.28 |
46 | Mauritania | 0.28 |
47 | Liberia | 0.27 |
48 | Luxembourg | 0.27 |
49 | Taiwan | 0.27 |
50 | Lebanon | 0.27 |
51 | Senegal | 0.26 |
52 | Cyprus | 0.26 |
53 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.26 |
54 | Turkey | 0.26 |
55 | Macedonia | 0.25 |
56 | Thailand | 0.25 |
57 | Slovakia | 0.25 |
58 | Cuba | 0.24 |
59 | Cambodia | 0.24 |
60 | Dominica | 0.24 |
61 | Mozambique | 0.24 |
62 | Slovenia | 0.24 |
63 | Iceland | 0.24 |
64 | Tajikistan | 0.24 |
65 | Jordan | 0.24 |
66 | Qatar | 0.24 |
67 | Mexico | 0.24 |
68 | Japan | 0.23 |
69 | Moldova | 0.23 |
70 | Tunisia | 0.23 |
71 | Republic of the Congo | 0.22 |
72 | Belgium | 0.22 |
73 | Ecuador | 0.22 |
74 | Argentina | 0.22 |
75 | Honduras | 0.22 |
76 | Israel | 0.22 |
77 | Azerbaijan | 0.22 |
78 | Seychelles | 0.22 |
79 | Finland | 0.21 |
80 | Morocco | 0.21 |
81 | Botswana | 0.21 |
82 | New Zealand | 0.21 |
83 | Croatia | 0.21 |
84 | Romania | 0.21 |
85 | Comoros | 0.21 |
86 | Chile | 0.20 |
87 | Montenegro | 0.20 |
88 | Egypt | 0.20 |
89 | Hungary | 0.20 |
90 | Indonesia | 0.20 |
91 | Germany | 0.19 |
92 | Netherlands | 0.19 |
93 | Guinea | 0.19 |
94 | Portugal | 0.19 |
95 | Togo | 0.19 |
96 | Nepal | 0.18 |
97 | Spain | 0.18 |
98 | Haiti | 0.18 |
99 | Namibia | 0.18 |
100 | Lithuania | 0.18 |
101 | Armenia | 0.17 |
102 | Austria | 0.17 |
103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.17 |
104 | Nicaragua | 0.17 |
105 | Georgia | 0.17 |
106 | Pakistan | 0.17 |
107 | Italy | 0.17 |
108 | Latvia | 0.17 |
109 | Mauritius | 0.16 |
110 | Gabon | 0.16 |
111 | Brazil | 0.16 |
112 | Afghanistan | 0.16 |
113 | Burkina Faso | 0.16 |
114 | Dominican Republic | 0.16 |
115 | Philippines | 0.16 |
116 | Yemen | 0.15 |
117 | Gambia | 0.15 |
118 | Cape Verde | 0.15 |
119 | United Kingdom | 0.15 |
120 | Albania | 0.15 |
121 | Guatemala | 0.15 |
122 | Ghana | 0.14 |
123 | Peru | 0.14 |
124 | Mali | 0.13 |
125 | Djibouti | 0.13 |
126 | Angola | 0.13 |
127 | Denmark | 0.13 |
128 | Paraguay | 0.13 |
129 | Cameroon | 0.13 |
130 | Panama | 0.13 |
131 | France | 0.12 |
132 | Ireland | 0.12 |
133 | Palestine | 0.12 |
134 | Zambia | 0.12 |
135 | Bangladesh | 0.12 |
136 | Swaziland | 0.12 |
137 | El Salvador | 0.12 |
138 | Hong Kong | 0.11 |
139 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.11 |
140 | Costa Rica | 0.11 |
141 | Singapore | 0.11 |
142 | Myanmar | 0.11 |
143 | Kenya | 0.10 |
144 | Madagascar | 0.10 |
145 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.10 |
146 | Nigeria | 0.10 |
147 | Malta | 0.10 |
148 | Norway | 0.10 |
149 | Sierra Leone | 0.10 |
150 | Uruguay | 0.10 |
151 | Burundi | 0.09 |
152 | Sweden | 0.09 |
153 | Niger | 0.09 |
154 | Sri Lanka | 0.08 |
155 | Ethiopia | 0.08 |
156 | Tanzania | 0.07 |
157 | Malawi | 0.07 |
158 | Switzerland | 0.07 |
159 | Uganda | 0.07 |
160 | Chad | 0.06 |
161 | Central African Republic | 0.06 |
162 | Rwanda | 0.06 |
163 | DR Congo | 0.03 |
World regions[edit]
Region | CO2 kg/$ |
---|---|
Asia | 0.38 |
Oceania | 0.33 |
World | 0.32 |
North America | 0.29 |
Europe | 0.23 |
Africa | 0.23 |
South America | 0.18 |
Income groups[edit]
Income group | CO2 kg/$ |
---|---|
Upper-middle-income countries | 0.44 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 0.26 |
High income countries | 0.25 |
Low-income countries | 0.21 |
Historical development[edit]
Development of CO2 emissions in kilograms per international dollar of economic output in major countries over time.[1]
Country | 1820 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2018 | 1950–2018 (change) |
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Argentina | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.22 | −1% | ||
Australia | 0.42 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.34 | −40% | ||
Bangladesh | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | +376% | |||
Belgium | 0.71 | 1.24 | 1.01 | 0.77 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.22 | −78% | |
Brazil | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.16 | −2% | ||
Canada | 0.81 | 0.95 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.35 | −63% | ||
China | 0.18 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.57 | +216% | |||
France | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.12 | −78% |
Germany | 0.09 | 0.20 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.19 | −84% |
India | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.29 | +71% | ||
Indonesia | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.20 | +111% | ||
Italy | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.17 | +7% | ||
Japan | 0.21 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.23 | −41% | ||
Mexico | 0.04 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.24 | −22% | ||
Netherlands | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.19 | −63% | ||
Nigeria | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.44 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.10 | +68% | |||
Pakistan | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.17 | +28% | |||
Philippines | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.16 | +55% | |||
Poland | 1.16 | 1.32 | 1.42 | 1.21 | 0.65 | 0.42 | 0.32 | −72% | |||
Russia | 1.20 | 1.25 | 1.38 | 0.96 | 0.52 | 0.47 | −65% | ||||
Saudi Arabia | 0.37 | 0.61 | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.61 | 0.45 | 0.37 | −0% | |||
South Africa | 1.11 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.33 | 1.11 | 0.80 | 0.65 | −42% | |||
South Korea | 0.10 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.34 | +226% | |||
Spain | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.18 | −47% | ||
Sweden | 0.54 | 0.38 | 0.57 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.09 | −76% | ||
Switzerland | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.07 | −63% | ||
United Kingdom | 0.61 | 1.04 | 1.34 | 0.90 | 0.68 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.15 | −83% |
United States | 0.03 | 0.23 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 0.88 | 0.71 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.30 | −73% |
Vietnam | 0.06 | 0.56 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.41 | +645% |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Carbon emission intensity of economies". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2023-06-21.