List of countries by carbon intensity of GDP
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
Countries
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
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
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
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
- ^ a b "Carbon emission intensity of economies". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2023-06-21.