Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) was 0.3061 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Kosovo, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Kosovo is 0.3061, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Kosovo peaked at 0.6042 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3061, in 2023.
Kosovo ranks 20th of 160 countries on this measure, 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 (kilogrammes of CO2) in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4841 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5871 | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5861 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6017 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6042 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5604 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5458 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5286 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5591 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5913 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5843 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.542 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5025 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4876 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4217 | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4632 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4632 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3957 | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3878 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3859 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.403 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3741 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3469 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3061 | -11.7% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 0.3061 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1607, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 0.3061 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1151, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5648 | 0.4841 | 0.6042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4634 | 0.3859 | 0.5843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3575 | 0.3061 | 0.403 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More climate change data for Kosovo
- Population growth -1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 1.58 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 803,041 (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5093 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 50.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Kosovo?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Kosovo was 0.3061 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 Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6042 in 2004.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3061 in 2023.
- How does Kosovo rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Kosovo ranks 20th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo 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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