Co2 intensity by country
Countries reporting
164
Highest
1.39
North Korea
Lowest
0.0589
Switzerland
Median
0.191
Years covered
203
1820–2022
Data points
14,672
What the numbers show
Co2 intensity is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 1.39 in North Korea; the lowest is 0.0589 in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.191, and the mean is 0.2478.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 279.2%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 63.5%).
Co2 intensity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea | 1.39 | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 1.05 | 2022 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9995 | 2022 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 4 | Mongolia | 0.9026 | 2022 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 5 | Venezuela | 0.7244 | 2022 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Libya | 0.6449 | 2022 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Bahrain | 0.6436 | 2022 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Syria | 0.6002 | 2022 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 9 | South Africa | 0.5926 | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 0.5447 | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 11 | Lesotho | 0.5358 | 2022 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 12 | Kuwait | 0.5291 | 2022 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Iran | 0.488 | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 0.4722 | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0.4627 | 2022 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 16 | Russia | 0.449 | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4407 | 2022 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 18 | Oman | 0.4398 | 2022 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 19 | China | 0.4343 | 2022 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 20 | Iraq | 0.4125 | 2022 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Laos | 0.4103 | 2022 | up 279.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Jamaica | 0.395 | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 23 | Vietnam | 0.387 | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 24 | Barbados | 0.3859 | 2022 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 0.3806 | 2022 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.3713 | 2022 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Congo | 0.3686 | 2022 | up 112.0% | rising |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3657 | 2022 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3631 | 2022 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 0.3391 | 2022 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Mauritania | 0.3361 | 2022 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Belarus | 0.325 | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 33 | Algeria | 0.3236 | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 34 | Malaysia | 0.3212 | 2022 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Cambodia | 0.3203 | 2022 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Comoros | 0.3161 | 2022 | up 128.4% | rising |
| 37 | Lebanon | 0.3151 | 2022 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 38 | Canada | 0.3109 | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 0.3026 | 2022 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 40 | Bolivia | 0.3005 | 2022 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 0.2992 | 2022 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | 0.2962 | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 43 | Mozambique | 0.2956 | 2022 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Qatar | 0.2871 | 2022 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Australia | 0.2857 | 2022 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 46 | South Korea | 0.2839 | 2022 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 0.2771 | 2022 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Cuba | 0.2764 | 2022 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Senegal | 0.2722 | 2022 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 50 | India | 0.2702 | 2022 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2656 | 2022 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 52 | United States | 0.2593 | 2022 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Poland | 0.2558 | 2022 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 0.2555 | 2022 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 55 | Dominica | 0.2442 | 2022 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 56 | Thailand | 0.2425 | 2022 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 0.2403 | 2022 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Tunisia | 0.2378 | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 59 | Honduras | 0.2361 | 2022 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 0.2348 | 2022 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Mali | 0.2298 | 2022 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 0.2259 | 2022 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.2246 | 2022 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 64 | Morocco | 0.2239 | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 65 | Mexico | 0.2232 | 2022 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Taiwan | 0.2196 | 2022 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 0.2183 | 2022 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Moldova | 0.2171 | 2022 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Indonesia | 0.2166 | 2022 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 70 | Japan | 0.2157 | 2022 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 71 | Argentina | 0.215 | 2022 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 72 | Slovakia | 0.2101 | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 0.2082 | 2022 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 0.2064 | 2022 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 75 | Seychelles | 0.206 | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 76 | Liberia | 0.2041 | 2022 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 0.2013 | 2022 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Montenegro | 0.1953 | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 79 | Palestine | 0.1953 | 2022 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 80 | Armenia | 0.1938 | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 81 | Togo | 0.192 | 2022 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 0.1912 | 2022 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 0.1908 | 2022 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 0.1896 | 2022 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 85 | Botswana | 0.1882 | 2022 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 86 | Turkey | 0.1859 | 2022 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 87 | Israel | 0.1849 | 2022 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 88 | Nepal | 0.1835 | 2022 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | 0.1834 | 2022 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 90 | Benin | 0.183 | 2022 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Belgium | 0.1816 | 2022 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 0.1753 | 2022 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Gambia | 0.1735 | 2022 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 94 | Croatia | 0.1719 | 2022 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 95 | Guinea | 0.1711 | 2022 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 96 | Egypt | 0.1711 | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 97 | Yemen | 0.171 | 2022 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Germany | 0.1708 | 2022 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Georgia | 0.1701 | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1643 | 2022 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 101 | Haiti | 0.1635 | 2022 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 0.1633 | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 103 | Djibouti | 0.1621 | 2022 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 104 | Pakistan | 0.1607 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 105 | Finland | 0.1607 | 2022 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Gabon | 0.1605 | 2022 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Mauritius | 0.1599 | 2022 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 108 | Zambia | 0.1598 | 2022 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 109 | New Zealand | 0.1593 | 2022 | down 35.1% | flat |
| 110 | Italy | 0.1592 | 2022 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Hungary | 0.1586 | 2022 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 0.1566 | 2022 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Namibia | 0.1562 | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 114 | Austria | 0.1541 | 2022 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Lithuania | 0.152 | 2022 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Brazil | 0.1506 | 2022 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 117 | Philippines | 0.1488 | 2022 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Romania | 0.145 | 2022 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands | 0.145 | 2022 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 120 | Spain | 0.1441 | 2022 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Ghana | 0.1426 | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 122 | Cape Verde | 0.1406 | 2022 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Portugal | 0.1377 | 2022 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 124 | El Salvador | 0.1335 | 2022 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Angola | 0.1332 | 2022 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Guatemala | 0.1293 | 2022 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Niger | 0.1292 | 2022 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Latvia | 0.1289 | 2022 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | 0.1244 | 2022 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 0.1236 | 2022 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 131 | Panama | 0.1235 | 2022 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Colombia | 0.1204 | 2022 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1194 | 2022 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 0.119 | 2022 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 135 | United Kingdom | 0.119 | 2022 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 136 | Ireland | 0.1189 | 2022 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 137 | Cameroon | 0.1184 | 2022 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Chad | 0.1161 | 2022 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 139 | Nigeria | 0.1159 | 2022 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Paraguay | 0.1157 | 2022 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 141 | France | 0.1105 | 2022 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Madagascar | 0.1091 | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 143 | Myanmar | 0.1087 | 2022 | up 93.2% | falling |
| 144 | Uruguay | 0.1086 | 2022 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Kenya | 0.1079 | 2022 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 146 | Eswatini | 0.1072 | 2022 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Singapore | 0.106 | 2022 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1057 | 2022 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 0.1006 | 2022 | up 154.3% | rising |
| 150 | Costa Rica | 0.0997 | 2022 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Tanzania | 0.0994 | 2022 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 152 | Denmark | 0.0972 | 2022 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 153 | Malta | 0.097 | 2022 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 154 | Burundi | 0.0956 | 2022 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Hong Kong | 0.0862 | 2022 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 156 | Norway | 0.0847 | 2022 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Sweden | 0.0735 | 2022 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 0.0721 | 2022 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 159 | Rwanda | 0.0688 | 2022 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Malawi | 0.0681 | 2022 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 161 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0645 | 2022 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 162 | Ethiopia | 0.0628 | 2022 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 163 | Uganda | 0.0601 | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 164 | Switzerland | 0.0589 | 2022 | down 34.1% | flat |