Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.2184 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded 0.2184 for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 0.2934 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2184, in 2023.
That places Central and Southern Asia 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2934 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2864 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.285 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.274 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2744 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2682 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2675 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2704 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2777 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.271 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2653 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2652 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2669 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2611 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2579 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2445 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2336 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2324 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2256 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2207 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2217 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2227 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.22 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2184 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2768 | 0.2675 | 0.2934 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2473 | 0.2207 | 0.2669 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2207 | 0.2184 | 0.2227 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Central and Southern Asia?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Central and Southern Asia was 0.2184 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2934 in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2184 in 2023.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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