Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Northern America
Northern America: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.1807 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Northern America, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Northern America stood at 0.1807. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Northern America peaked at 0.3668 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1807, in 2023.
Northern America ranks 15th 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 America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3668 | — |
| 2001 | 0.361 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3467 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3423 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3332 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3235 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3092 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3087 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2986 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2854 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2899 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2747 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2579 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2592 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2533 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2411 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.233 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2245 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2246 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2122 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1952 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1955 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1932 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1807 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3275 | 0.2854 | 0.3668 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.247 | 0.2122 | 0.2899 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1911 | 0.1807 | 0.1955 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 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
- 18 Curaçao 0.3067 compare
- 18 Curaçao 0.3067 compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Northern America?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Northern America was 0.1807 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3668 in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1807 in 2023.
- How does Northern America rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Northern America ranks 15th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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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