Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Djibouti
Djibouti: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1621 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
103rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3667 kilograms per international-$
in 1979
All-time low
0.0402 kilograms per international-$
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Djibouti, 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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Djibouti is 0.1621 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Djibouti peaked at 0.3667 kilograms per international-$ in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0402 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
Djibouti ranks 103rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0402 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | +120.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0862 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0938 kilograms per international-$ | +8.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1001 kilograms per international-$ | +6.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1081 kilograms per international-$ | +8.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0827 kilograms per international-$ | -23.5% |
| 1957 | 0.119 kilograms per international-$ | +43.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1228 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0876 kilograms per international-$ | -28.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0913 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0955 kilograms per international-$ | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1249 kilograms per international-$ | +30.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1539 kilograms per international-$ | +23.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2104 kilograms per international-$ | +36.7% |
| 1966 | 0.23 kilograms per international-$ | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1381 kilograms per international-$ | -39.9% |
| 1968 | 0.183 kilograms per international-$ | +32.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1219 kilograms per international-$ | -33.4% |
| 1970 | 0.162 kilograms per international-$ | +32.9% |
| 1971 | 0.177 kilograms per international-$ | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.202 kilograms per international-$ | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1815 kilograms per international-$ | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2037 kilograms per international-$ | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1858 kilograms per international-$ | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1945 kilograms per international-$ | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2143 kilograms per international-$ | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3667 kilograms per international-$ | +71.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2817 kilograms per international-$ | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3213 kilograms per international-$ | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3175 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3186 kilograms per international-$ | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3264 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3466 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3557 kilograms per international-$ | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3148 kilograms per international-$ | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3607 kilograms per international-$ | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2577 kilograms per international-$ | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2596 kilograms per international-$ | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2486 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2525 kilograms per international-$ | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2489 kilograms per international-$ | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2572 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2707 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3167 kilograms per international-$ | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3114 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2912 kilograms per international-$ | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2865 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3057 kilograms per international-$ | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3134 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2952 kilograms per international-$ | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2923 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2603 kilograms per international-$ | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2732 kilograms per international-$ | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2832 kilograms per international-$ | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2425 kilograms per international-$ | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2741 kilograms per international-$ | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ | -41.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1427 kilograms per international-$ | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1765 kilograms per international-$ | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1826 kilograms per international-$ | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2073 kilograms per international-$ | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1637 kilograms per international-$ | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1495 kilograms per international-$ | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1612 kilograms per international-$ | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.175 kilograms per international-$ | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1482 kilograms per international-$ | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1703 kilograms per international-$ | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ | -4.8% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835 kilograms per international-$, 88% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2656 kilograms per international-$, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +120.7% | 0.0402 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0929 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0402 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1228 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1438 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.23 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ | 0.162 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3667 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3279 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2817 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3607 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2694 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2486 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3167 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2844 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2425 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3134 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1793 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1427 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2741 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1602 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1482 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1703 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1643 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 101 Haiti 0.1635 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 0.1633 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 104 Pakistan 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 105 Finland 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 106 Gabon 0.1605 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Djibouti
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52,377 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 915.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 274.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 641.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.424 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.424 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0016 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Djibouti?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Djibouti was 0.1621 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3667 kilograms per international-$ in 1979.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0402 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Djibouti rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Djibouti ranks 103rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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-$).