Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2020 United States dollars) by country

Countries reporting
160
Highest
12.73
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Lowest
0
Madagascar
Median
0.3025
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,654

What the numbers show

Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2020 United States dollars) is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 12.73 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea; the lowest is 0 in Madagascar.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.3025, and the mean is 0.6766.

Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 1,625.4%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 100.0%).

Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12.73 2023 up 144.3% falling
2 Curacao 5.89 2023 up 196.0% volatile
2 Curaçao 5.89 2023 up 196.0% volatile
4 Syria 5.31 2023 down 48.0% volatile
4 Syrian Arab Republic 5.31 2023 down 48.0% volatile
6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.53 2023 up 1,416.7% volatile
7 Nepal 3.14 2023 up 101.5% volatile
8 Yemen 2.06 2023 up 16.4% rising
9 Libya 2.01 2023 up 57.5% rising
10 Qatar 1.92 2023 up 31.4% falling
11 Oman 1.75 2023 up 5.1% rising
12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.65 2023 up 11.3% flat
13 Iraq 1.6 2023 down 24.6% rising
14 Mongolia 1.58 2023 down 24.4% falling
15 United Arab Emirates 1.58 2023 down 15.1% falling
16 India 1.44 2023 down 20.8% falling
17 Zambia 1.28 2023 up 111.4% rising
18 Algeria 1.22 2023 up 8.0% rising
19 Russia 1.13 2023 down 5.9% rising
19 Russian Federation 1.13 2023 down 5.9% rising
21 Ukraine 1.04 2023 down 62.6% falling
22 Turkmenistan 1.02 2023 up 1,625.4% volatile
23 Ethiopia 0.992 2023 down 29.4% falling
24 South Africa 0.948 2023 down 7.7% flat
25 Pakistan 0.926 2023 down 24.8% falling
26 Laos 0.923 2023 down 33.7% volatile
26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.923 2023 down 33.7% volatile
28 Uzbekistan 0.92 2023 down 41.6% volatile
29 Kuwait 0.905 2023 up 9.2% falling
30 Kazakhstan 0.812 2023 down 76.4% falling
31 Tajikistan 0.802 2023 up 348.0% volatile
32 Vietnam 0.778 2023 down 24.4% falling
32 Viet Nam 0.778 2023 down 24.4% falling
34 Montenegro 0.774 2023 down 25.0% falling
35 Zimbabwe 0.769 2023 up 259.3% volatile
36 Albania 0.72 2023 down 9.4% falling
37 United Republic of Tanzania 0.698 2023 up 132.7% rising
38 Georgia 0.693 2023 down 37.9% rising
39 Tunisia 0.682 2023 down 2.4% falling
40 Equatorial Guinea 0.648 2023 up 30.4% volatile
41 Azerbaijan 0.642 2023 down 34.4% volatile
42 Egypt 0.621 2023 up 3.7% falling
43 Cuba 0.605 2023 up 37.2% falling
44 Saudi Arabia 0.597 2023 down 44.2% falling
45 El Salvador 0.594 2023 up 168.8% rising
46 Trinidad and Tobago 0.585 2023 down 32.6% falling
47 China 0.584 2023 down 49.1% falling
48 Kosovo 0.552 2023 down 13.9% falling
49 Guyana 0.53 2023 up 80.3% volatile
50 Indonesia 0.529 2023 up 7.3% falling
51 Brazil 0.507 2023 up 3.9% flat
52 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.488 2023 down 16.0% flat
53 Caribbean 0.48 2023 up 4.8% falling
54 Kenya 0.465 2023 up 78.2% rising
55 Dominican Republic 0.432 2023 up 26.7% rising
56 Panama 0.421 2023 down 39.1% rising
57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.418 2023 down 58.9% falling
58 Turkey 0.415 2023 down 3.0% falling
58 Türkiye 0.415 2023 down 3.0% falling
60 Benin 0.404 2023 up 87.9% rising
61 Slovakia 0.383 2023 down 27.5% volatile
62 Malaysia 0.382 2023 down 24.5% falling
63 Thailand 0.373 2023 down 8.4% falling
64 Cyprus 0.356 2023 down 43.1% falling
65 Colombia 0.347 2023 down 34.2% falling
66 Brunei 0.338 2023 up 13.0% volatile
66 Brunei Darussalam 0.338 2023 up 13.0% volatile
68 Argentina 0.333 2023 up 16.0% falling
69 Nicaragua 0.332 2023 up 1.5% falling
70 Canada 0.327 2023 down 7.6% falling
71 Australia 0.325 2023 down 14.9% falling
71 North Macedonia 0.325 2023 down 65.8% falling
71 Rwanda 0.325 2023 up 87.9% rising
74 Gabon 0.317 2023 down 76.8% falling
74 Peru 0.317 2023 up 14.0% falling
76 Australia and New Zealand 0.315 2023 down 14.2% falling
77 Serbia 0.314 2023 down 30.4% falling
78 Kyrgyzstan 0.306 2023 down 54.5% volatile
79 Bulgaria 0.304 2023 down 19.8% volatile
80 Belarus 0.303 2023 down 20.7% falling
81 Armenia 0.302 2023 down 51.0% volatile
82 Jamaica 0.299 2023 down 19.6% falling
83 Honduras 0.295 2023 down 52.3% falling
84 Sudan 0.288 2023 down 29.6% falling
85 Niger 0.284 2023 down 11.2% rising
86 Bahrain 0.275 2023 down 10.1% volatile
87 New Zealand 0.27 2023 down 10.6% flat
88 Cambodia 0.261 2023 up 96.2% volatile
89 Myanmar 0.259 2023 up 4.4% volatile
90 Ghana 0.257 2023 down 12.9% rising
91 Angola 0.255 2023 down 1.9% volatile
92 South Sudan 0.254 2023 up 75.2% rising
92 Eswatini 0.254 2023 up 135.2% volatile
94 Uganda 0.252 2023 up 24.8% rising
95 Croatia 0.24 2023 down 23.8% falling
96 Ecuador 0.236 2023 down 33.7% falling
96 Mauritius 0.236 2023 up 4.9% falling
98 Jordan 0.235 2023 down 14.9% falling
99 Belgium 0.234 2023 down 20.1% falling
100 Romania 0.228 2023 down 33.7% falling
101 Poland 0.226 2023 down 41.8% volatile
102 Chile 0.225 2023 down 31.4% falling
103 Moldova 0.218 2023 down 75.5% falling
103 Republic of Moldova 0.218 2023 down 75.5% falling
105 Morocco 0.216 2023 down 60.8% falling
106 Lebanon 0.205 2023 up 120.4% falling
107 Norway 0.198 2023 down 4.3% falling
108 Nigeria 0.192 2023 up 21.5% flat
108 Uruguay 0.192 2023 up 57.4% falling
110 Guatemala 0.186 2023 down 1.6% rising
111 Greece 0.185 2023 down 47.7% falling
112 Singapore 0.171 2023 down 20.5% rising
113 Bangladesh 0.169 2023 down 39.4% falling
114 United States 0.165 2023 down 12.7% falling
115 Mozambique 0.164 2023 down 75.0% volatile
115 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.164 2023 down 29.6% falling
117 Senegal 0.163 2023 down 58.4% rising
118 Czechia 0.162 2023 down 37.7% volatile
119 Mexico 0.16 2023 down 44.4% falling
120 Hungary 0.157 2023 down 29.0% falling
121 Portugal 0.156 2023 down 21.6% falling
122 Luxembourg 0.151 2023 down 55.1% falling
122 Togo 0.151 2023 down 55.5% volatile
124 Spain 0.15 2023 down 33.3% falling
125 Japan 0.142 2023 down 34.3% falling
125 Latvia 0.142 2023 down 42.0% falling
127 Eritrea 0.14 2023 down 23.5% falling
128 Philippines 0.136 2023 down 40.4% falling
129 France 0.128 2023 down 30.1% falling
130 Slovenia 0.127 2023 down 32.4% falling
131 South Korea 0.125 2023 down 36.5% falling
131 Republic of Korea 0.125 2023 down 36.5% falling
133 Namibia 0.11 2023 up 37.5% volatile
134 Finland 0.109 2023 down 31.9% falling
135 Italy 0.108 2023 down 15.6% falling
136 United Kingdom 0.105 2023 down 41.7% falling
136 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.105 2023 down 41.7% falling
138 Austria 0.103 2023 down 27.0% falling
139 Germany 0.101 2023 down 23.5% falling
140 Lithuania 0.099 2023 down 48.7% falling
141 Cote d'Ivoire 0.097 2023 down 65.2% falling
141 Côte d'Ivoire 0.097 2023 down 65.2% falling
143 Haiti 0.086 2023 down 57.0% falling
144 Botswana 0.079 2023 up 16.2% volatile
145 Costa Rica 0.072 2023 down 52.0% falling
145 Suriname 0.072 2023 up 38.5% volatile
145 Sweden 0.072 2023 down 23.4% falling
148 Sri Lanka 0.059 2023 down 33.0% falling
149 Israel 0.058 2023 down 50.8% volatile
149 Paraguay 0.058 2023 up 152.2% falling
151 Estonia 0.05 2023 down 82.0% volatile
152 Cameroon 0.046 2023 down 50.0% falling
153 Denmark 0.038 2023 down 49.3% falling
154 Malta 0.024 2023 down 47.8% volatile
155 Switzerland 0.022 2023 down 48.8% falling
156 Ireland 0.021 2023 down 66.7% falling
157 Iceland 0.01 2023 down 95.9% volatile
157 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.01 2023 down 61.5% volatile
159 Congo 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
159 Madagascar 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2020 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,654 data points, 2000–2023
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