Carbon intensity vs gdp, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon intensity vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
204
Highest
36.45 % change on previous year
New Caledonia
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Antarctica
Median
-0.589 % change on previous year
Years covered
59
1966–2024
Data points
9,581
What the numbers show
Carbon intensity vs gdp, annual growth rate is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 36.45 % change on previous year in New Caledonia; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Antarctica.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.589 % change on previous year, and the mean is -1.14 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 8,806.0%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 10,681.6%).
Carbon intensity vs gdp, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia | 36.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 411.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8,806.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 13.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 503.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Lesotho | 11.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 402.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia | 9.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 210.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Malta | 8.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 439.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Iceland | 8.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 688.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 8.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Jamaica | 7.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 201.5% | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 7.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 446.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 6.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 838.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 354.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Togo | 6.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 464.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 5.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,882.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 5.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Honduras | 4.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 227.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Sudan | 4.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Haiti | 4.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 4.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 315.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Cuba | 4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 209.2% | volatile |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,079.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Saint Helena | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Suriname | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 276.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Bahamas | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 3.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 276.6% | volatile |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,433.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,286.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Iraq | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 617.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 701.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Aruba | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7,980.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Guyana | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,154.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,267.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Congo | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 216.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bermuda | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Barbados | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 198.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Tunisia | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Micronesia (country) | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Fiji | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Nigeria | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Niue | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Samoa | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 295.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Uruguay | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Maldives | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Zambia | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Ecuador | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 367.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Faroe Islands | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Qatar | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Guinea | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 58 | East Timor | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Chile | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Serbia | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Mexico | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 246.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Greenland | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominica | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritania | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Kuwait | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Egypt | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Angola | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 0.9774 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 0.9269 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Rwanda | 0.869 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Burundi | 0.8184 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Gambia | 0.7953 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 76 | New Zealand | 0.7234 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Belize | 0.693 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | 0.6846 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Russia | 0.6648 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Jordan | 0.6631 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 81 | French Polynesia | 0.6035 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Romania | 0.5633 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 276.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Liberia | 0.5268 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovenia | 0.4604 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Mali | 0.372 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Indonesia | 0.3555 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 0.3356 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Madagascar | 0.246 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Turkey | 0.2357 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Eswatini | 0.0688 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Singapore | 0.0529 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Benin | -0.0062 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.0393 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Grenada | -0.1174 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Taiwan | -0.1257 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Djibouti | -0.2692 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Spain | -0.2865 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Palestine | -0.3529 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Syria | -0.4242 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Bahrain | -0.4546 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 994.0% | volatile |
| 101 | India | -0.4795 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 164.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Senegal | -0.571 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 356.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | -0.6069 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Uganda | -0.6253 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Vietnam | -0.7319 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.0% | volatile |
| 106 | South Sudan | -0.7419 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 320.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Argentina | -0.744 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Somalia | -0.7751 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Ghana | -0.8295 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Vanuatu | -0.8541 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Namibia | -0.8659 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Oman | -0.9068 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 162.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Lebanon | -0.931 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Ethiopia | -0.9962 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Hungary | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 767.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Peru | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 118 | United States | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,649.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 157.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,199.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Japan | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Australia | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Ireland | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 900.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Slovakia | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Switzerland | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Cyprus | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.9% | volatile |
| 128 | North Macedonia | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Gabon | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Sri Lanka | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Tajikistan | -1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Cook Islands | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Seychelles | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Morocco | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 139.7% | volatile |
| 136 | China | -2.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Iran | -2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 259.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Venezuela | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Austria | -2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 144.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Eritrea | -2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Thailand | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7,877.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Poland | -2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,703.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Norway | -2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 262.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Montenegro | -2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,494.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Canada | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Panama | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 287.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Armenia | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Germany | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,162.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Botswana | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Guatemala | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 275.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Tanzania | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Belarus | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 224.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Chad | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 454.5% | volatile |
| 154 | South Korea | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Nepal | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.3% | volatile |
| 156 | South Africa | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Pakistan | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 887.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Estonia | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,561.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Comoros | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 530.3% | volatile |
| 160 | North Korea | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Netherlands | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,044.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Italy | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Portugal | -3.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10,681.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Brazil | -3.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 454.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Tonga | -3.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Greece | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 322.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Mauritius | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 968.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Central African Republic | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Albania | -4.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Cameroon | -4.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Mongolia | -4.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Denmark | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Lithuania | -4.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 484.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Macao | -4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Turkmenistan | -5.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -5.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Malawi | -5.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Yemen | -5.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 276.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Israel | -5.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 194.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Finland | -5.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Kenya | -5.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 302.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Czechia | -5.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 709.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Algeria | -5.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 389.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Georgia | -6.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Kiribati | -6.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,783.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Nauru | -6.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,450.8% | volatile |
| 188 | France | -6.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Bulgaria | -6.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 561.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Hong Kong | -6.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 233.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Laos | -7.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 253.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Libya | -7.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Myanmar | -8.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 319.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Papua New Guinea | -8.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Sao Tome and Principe | -9.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Bhutan | -10.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 287.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Brunei | -10.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 450.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Mozambique | -12.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Moldova | -12.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 877.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Cambodia | -12.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 194.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Paraguay | -14.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,545.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Zimbabwe | -19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 398.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Montserrat | -41.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 410.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Antarctica | -100 % change on previous year | 2008 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon intensity vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon intensity vs gdp Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon intensity vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.