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Carbon Intensity: CO2 Emissions per Dollar of GDP
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The chart above measures carbon intensity. It reports the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of economic value (kilograms of CO2 emitted per dollar of GDP). Groups of nations across all income levels have seen a decline in carbon intensity.
Dataset
Entity | Year | Annual CO2 emissions per GDP (kg per international-$) |
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High-income countries | 1990 | 0.46438187 |
High-income countries | 1991 | 0.47633892 |
High-income countries | 1992 | 0.4509831 |
High-income countries | 1993 | 0.44643664 |
High-income countries | 1994 | 0.43683335 |
High-income countries | 1995 | 0.42546192 |
High-income countries | 1996 | 0.4235161 |
High-income countries | 1997 | 0.40890202 |
High-income countries | 1998 | 0.39544544 |
High-income countries | 1999 | 0.3852372 |
High-income countries | 2000 | 0.38050517 |
High-income countries | 2001 | 0.3723009 |
High-income countries | 2002 | 0.3675416 |
High-income countries | 2003 | 0.36440733 |
High-income countries | 2004 | 0.3558823 |
High-income countries | 2005 | 0.3453828 |
High-income countries | 2006 | 0.33318675 |
High-income countries | 2007 | 0.325151 |
High-income countries | 2008 | 0.3151742 |
High-income countries | 2009 | 0.30444407 |
High-income countries | 2010 | 0.30581555 |
High-income countries | 2011 | 0.29345855 |
High-income countries | 2012 | 0.2878748 |
High-income countries | 2013 | 0.28399473 |
High-income countries | 2014 | 0.27559754 |
High-income countries | 2015 | 0.2688897 |
High-income countries | 2016 | 0.26094735 |
High-income countries | 2017 | 0.25467533 |
High-income countries | 2018 | 0.24992082 |
Low-income countries | 1990 | 0.43374383 |
Low-income countries | 1991 | 0.4262962 |
Low-income countries | 1992 | 0.3902897 |
Low-income countries | 1993 | 0.372782 |
Low-income countries | 1994 | 0.35696012 |
Low-income countries | 1995 | 0.3276074 |
Low-income countries | 1996 | 0.3034727 |
Low-income countries | 1997 | 0.30740944 |
Low-income countries | 1998 | 0.30032936 |
Low-income countries | 1999 | 0.31788093 |
Low-income countries | 2000 | 0.3239091 |
Low-income countries | 2001 | 0.31949735 |
Low-income countries | 2002 | 0.28529942 |
Low-income countries | 2003 | 0.32043412 |
Low-income countries | 2004 | 0.31217423 |
Low-income countries | 2005 | 0.30202967 |
Low-income countries | 2006 | 0.30102187 |
Low-income countries | 2007 | 0.29151672 |
Low-income countries | 2008 | 0.2953592 |
Low-income countries | 2009 | 0.26114 |
Low-income countries | 2010 | 0.24658172 |
Low-income countries | 2011 | 0.22862884 |
Low-income countries | 2012 | 0.21675757 |
Low-income countries | 2013 | 0.19640009 |
Low-income countries | 2014 | 0.20152532 |
Low-income countries | 2015 | 0.18519996 |
Low-income countries | 2016 | 0.18507457 |
Low-income countries | 2017 | 0.21572408 |
Low-income countries | 2018 | 0.20258778 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 1990 | 0.4188797 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 1991 | 0.40880543 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 1992 | 0.4042288 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 1993 | 0.39139724 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 1994 | 0.3739019 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 1995 | 0.36478168 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 1996 | 0.35544395 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 1997 | 0.34984663 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 1998 | 0.3473218 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 1999 | 0.35205695 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2000 | 0.34865317 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2001 | 0.34239078 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2002 | 0.33359095 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2003 | 0.3246428 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2004 | 0.31621712 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2005 | 0.30818176 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2006 | 0.2985672 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2007 | 0.2921457 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2008 | 0.28527296 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2009 | 0.2821349 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2010 | 0.27707723 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2011 | 0.27724707 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2012 | 0.2802 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2013 | 0.27164847 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2014 | 0.26985413 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2015 | 0.26545775 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2016 | 0.2635449 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2017 | 0.25874168 |
Lower-middle-income countries | 2018 | 0.2590713 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 1990 | 0.69500715 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 1991 | 0.6835429 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 1992 | 0.6438142 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 1993 | 0.6271167 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 1994 | 0.60471314 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 1995 | 0.6040272 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 1996 | 0.5887711 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 1997 | 0.56437236 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 1998 | 0.54925954 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 1999 | 0.54517066 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2000 | 0.52115774 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2001 | 0.51112586 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2002 | 0.509796 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2003 | 0.53581536 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2004 | 0.5235962 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2005 | 0.52121836 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2006 | 0.5133135 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2007 | 0.4956323 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2008 | 0.50081813 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2009 | 0.4999244 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2010 | 0.49269134 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2011 | 0.5014443 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2012 | 0.49156755 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2013 | 0.47634497 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2014 | 0.46334475 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2015 | 0.4474346 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2016 | 0.444109 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2017 | 0.44299307 |
Upper-middle-income countries | 2018 | 0.4414187 |
World | 1990 | 0.52901924 |
World | 2000 | 0.4251719 |
World | 2010 | 0.37151042 |
World | 2016 | 0.33158568 |
World | 2017 | 0.32687244 |
World | 2018 | 0.32409093 |
Data sources
Annual total production-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$). Production-based emissions are based on territorial emissions, which do not account for emissions embedded in traded goods.
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