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.
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 | 1.18 | ||
2 | 1.16 | ||
3 | 1.09 | ||
4 | 0.72 | ||
5 | 0.65 | ||
6 | 0.57 | ||
7 | 0.54 | ||
8 | 0.54 | ||
9 | 0.53 | ||
10 | 0.53 | ||
11 | 0.52 | ||
12 | 0.52 | ||
13 | 0.52 | ||
14 | 0.51 | ||
15 | 0.50 | ||
16 | 0.47 | ||
17 | 0.44 | ||
18 | 0.44 | ||
19 | 0.44 | ||
20 | 0.42 | ||
21 | 0.42 | ||
22 | 0.42 | ||
23 | 0.41 | ||
24 | 0.38 | ||
25 | 0.37 | ||
26 | 0.37 | ||
27 | 0.35 | ||
28 | 0.35 | ||
29 | 0.35 | ||
30 | 0.35 | ||
31 | 0.35 | ||
32 | 0.34 | ||
33 | 0.34 | ||
34 | 0.33 | ||
35 | 0.33 | ||
36 | 0.33 | ||
37 | 0.32 | ||
38 | 0.31 | ||
39 | 0.30 | ||
40 | 0.29 | ||
41 | 0.29 | ||
42 | 0.29 | ||
43 | 0.29 | ||
44 | 0.29 | ||
45 | 0.28 | ||
46 | 0.28 | ||
47 | 0.27 | ||
48 | 0.27 | ||
49 | 0.27 | ||
50 | 0.27 | ||
51 | 0.26 | ||
52 | 0.26 | ||
53 | 0.26 | ||
54 | 0.26 | ||
55 | 0.25 | ||
56 | 0.25 | ||
57 | 0.25 | ||
58 | 0.24 | ||
59 | 0.24 | ||
60 | 0.24 | ||
61 | 0.24 | ||
62 | 0.24 | ||
63 | 0.24 | ||
64 | 0.24 | ||
65 | 0.24 | ||
66 | 0.24 | ||
67 | 0.24 | ||
68 | 0.23 | ||
69 | 0.23 | ||
70 | 0.23 | ||
71 | 0.22 | ||
72 | 0.22 | ||
73 | 0.22 | ||
74 | 0.22 | ||
75 | 0.22 | ||
76 | 0.22 | ||
77 | 0.22 | ||
78 | 0.22 | ||
79 | 0.21 | ||
80 | 0.21 | ||
81 | 0.21 | ||
82 | 0.21 | ||
83 | 0.21 | ||
84 | 0.21 | ||
85 | 0.21 | ||
86 | 0.20 | ||
87 | 0.20 | ||
88 | 0.20 | ||
89 | 0.20 | ||
90 | 0.20 | ||
91 | 0.19 | ||
92 | 0.19 | ||
93 | 0.19 | ||
94 | 0.19 | ||
95 | 0.19 | ||
96 | 0.18 | ||
97 | 0.18 | ||
98 | 0.18 | ||
99 | 0.18 | ||
100 | 0.18 | ||
101 | 0.17 | ||
102 | 0.17 | ||
103 | 0.17 | ||
104 | 0.17 | ||
105 | 0.17 | ||
106 | 0.17 | ||
107 | 0.17 | ||
108 | 0.17 | ||
109 | 0.16 | ||
110 | 0.16 | ||
111 | 0.16 | ||
112 | 0.16 | ||
113 | 0.16 | ||
114 | 0.16 | ||
115 | 0.16 | ||
116 | 0.15 | ||
117 | 0.15 | ||
118 | 0.15 | ||
119 | 0.15 | ||
120 | 0.15 | ||
121 | 0.15 | ||
122 | 0.14 | ||
123 | 0.14 | ||
124 | 0.13 | ||
125 | 0.13 | ||
126 | 0.13 | ||
127 | 0.13 | ||
128 | 0.13 | ||
129 | 0.13 | ||
130 | 0.13 | ||
131 | 0.12 | ||
132 | 0.12 | ||
133 | 0.12 | ||
134 | 0.12 | ||
135 | 0.12 | ||
136 | 0.12 | ||
137 | 0.12 | ||
138 | 0.11 | ||
139 | 0.11 | ||
140 | 0.11 | ||
141 | 0.11 | ||
142 | 0.11 | ||
143 | 0.10 | ||
144 | 0.10 | ||
145 | 0.10 | ||
146 | 0.10 | ||
147 | 0.10 | ||
148 | 0.10 | ||
149 | 0.10 | ||
150 | 0.10 | ||
151 | 0.09 | ||
152 | 0.09 | ||
153 | 0.09 | ||
154 | 0.08 | ||
155 | 0.08 | ||
156 | 0.07 | ||
157 | 0.07 | ||
158 | 0.07 | ||
159 | 0.07 | ||
160 | 0.06 | ||
161 | 0.06 | ||
162 | 0.06 | ||
163 | 0.03 |
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 group | CO2 kg/$ | |
---|---|---|
0.44 | ||
0.26 | ||
0.25 | ||
0.21 |
Development of CO2 emissions in kilograms per international dollar of economic output in major countries over time.
Country | 1820 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2018 | 1950–2018 (change) | |
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0.10 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.22 | −1% | ||||
0.42 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.34 | −40% | ||||
0.03 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | +376% | |||||
0.71 | 1.24 | 1.01 | 0.77 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.22 | −78% | |||
0.12 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.16 | −2% | ||||
0.81 | 0.95 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.35 | −63% | ||||
0.18 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.57 | +216% | |||||
0.05 | 0.21 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.12 | −78% | ||
0.09 | 0.20 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.19 | −84% | ||
0.04 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.29 | +71% | ||||
0.02 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.20 | +111% | ||||
0.13 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.17 | +7% | ||||
0.21 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.23 | −41% | ||||
0.04 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.24 | −22% | ||||
0.54 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.19 | −63% | ||||
0.06 | 0.22 | 0.44 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.10 | +68% | |||||
0.13 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.17 | +28% | |||||
0.10 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.16 | +55% | |||||
1.16 | 1.32 | 1.42 | 1.21 | 0.65 | 0.42 | 0.32 | −72% | |||||
1.20 | 1.25 | 1.38 | 0.96 | 0.52 | 0.47 | −65% | ||||||
0.37 | 0.61 | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.61 | 0.45 | 0.37 | −0% | |||||
1.11 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.33 | 1.11 | 0.80 | 0.65 | −42% | |||||
0.10 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.34 | +226% | |||||
0.23 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.18 | −47% | ||||
0.54 | 0.38 | 0.57 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.09 | −76% | ||||
0.26 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.07 | −63% | ||||
0.61 | 1.04 | 1.34 | 0.90 | 0.68 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.15 | −83% | ||
0.03 | 0.23 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 0.88 | 0.71 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.30 | −73% | ||
0.06 | 0.56 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.41 | +645% |