Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.199 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 0.199. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.2407 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.199, in 2023.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 14th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2317 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2368 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2407 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2393 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2302 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2297 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2291 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2294 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2328 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2377 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2361 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.232 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2341 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2248 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2267 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2238 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2201 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2198 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2105 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2083 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.209 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2074 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2001 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.199 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2337 | 0.2291 | 0.2407 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2236 | 0.2083 | 0.2361 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2039 | 0.199 | 0.209 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 11 Bahrain 0.3933 compare
- 12 China 0.3482 compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 0.3379 compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 0.3363 compare
- 15 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3202 compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.3191 compare
- 17 Iraq 0.3107 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.199 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2407 in 2002.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.199 in 2023.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 14th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western 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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