Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.2084 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Southern Asia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 0.2084 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 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Southern Asia peaked at 0.2586 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2084, in 2023.
Southern Asia ranks 11th 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2586 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2549 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2533 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2432 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2445 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2407 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2402 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2445 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2496 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2494 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2426 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2425 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.248 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2432 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2463 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.235 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2228 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2213 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2152 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2117 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2114 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2113 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2095 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2084 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2479 | 0.2402 | 0.2586 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2328 | 0.2117 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2102 | 0.2084 | 0.2114 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 8 Kuwait 0.4387 compare
- 9 South Africa 0.4213 compare
- 10 Oman 0.4084 compare
- 11 Bahrain 0.3933 compare
- 12 China 0.3482 compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 0.3379 compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 0.3363 compare
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.40 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Southern Asia?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Southern Asia was 0.2084 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2586 in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2084 in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Southern Asia ranks 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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