Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Central African Republic, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Central African Republic is 0.1006 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 154.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Central African Republic peaked at 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
Central African Republic ranks 149th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0411 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0285 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0521 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0421 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0311 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0724 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0514 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0339 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0753 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.057 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0367 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0849 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0619 kilograms per international-$ | 0.058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0662 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0345 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0306 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0377 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0572 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0342 kilograms per international-$ | 0.085 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0963 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0902 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 146 Eswatini 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 147 Singapore 0.106 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 150 Costa Rica 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 151 Tanzania 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 152 Denmark 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Central African Republic
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Population, total 5.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.3% (2025)
- Urban population 2.46 million (2025)
- Urban population 44.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.074 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 12.34 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.074 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.074 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Central African Republic?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Central African Republic was 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Central African Republic rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Central African Republic ranks 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).