Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cyprus
Cyprus: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2064 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cyprus, 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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cyprus stood at 0.2064 kilograms per international-$.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cyprus peaked at 0.6248 kilograms per international-$ in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1877 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
That places Cyprus 74th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2813 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1877 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3888 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ | 0.373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4514 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4117 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6248 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.478 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4144 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5647 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4339 kilograms per international-$ | 0.397 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4754 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3473 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3162 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3852 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.268 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2303 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2958 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2064 kilograms per international-$ | 0.227 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 71 Argentina 0.215 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 72 Slovakia 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 75 Seychelles 0.206 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 76 Liberia 0.2041 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Cyprus
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 914,225 (2025)
- Urban population 66.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 321.55 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cyprus?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cyprus was 0.2064 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6248 kilograms per international-$ in 1976.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1877 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Cyprus rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cyprus ranks 74th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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-$).