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

Latest (2023)
0.1807
Change on year
down 6.4%
Rank
15th
of 37 groups
All-time high
0.3668
in 2000
All-time low
0.1807
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Northern America, 2000–2023

00.10.20.30.42000201120232000: 0.3672001: 0.3612002: 0.3472003: 0.3422004: 0.3332005: 0.3232006: 0.3092007: 0.3092008: 0.2992009: 0.2852010: 0.292011: 0.2752012: 0.2582013: 0.2592014: 0.2532015: 0.2412016: 0.2332017: 0.2242018: 0.2252019: 0.2122020: 0.1952021: 0.1952022: 0.1932023: 0.181

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

Annual values for Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars) in Northern America, 2000 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 China 0.3482 compare
  2. 13 Uzbekistan 0.3379 compare
  3. 14 Kazakhstan 0.3363 compare
  4. 15 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3202 compare
  5. 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.3191 compare
  6. 17 Iraq 0.3107 compare
  7. 18 Curaçao 0.3067 compare
  8. 18 Curaçao 0.3067 compare

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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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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,687 data points, 2000–2023
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