Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Croatia
Croatia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Croatia, 1952–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Croatia stood at 0.1719 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Croatia peaked at 0.4295 kilograms per international-$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1719 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Croatia 94th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2708 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2405 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3066 kilograms per international-$ | 8 |
| 1960s | 0.2777 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2626 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2923 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3088 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2804 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3383 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3209 kilograms per international-$ | 0.287 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3462 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3746 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3472 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4295 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3195 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2671 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3605 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.223 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1915 kilograms per international-$ | 0.258 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1837 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1983 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 91 Belgium 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 92 Burkina Faso 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 93 Gambia 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 95 Guinea 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 96 Egypt 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 97 Yemen 0.171 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Croatia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 3.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 2.24 million (2025)
- Urban population 57.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.18 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.76 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Croatia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Croatia was 0.1719 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4295 kilograms per international-$ in 1993.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 94th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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-$).