Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Estonia
Estonia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2992 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Estonia, 1973–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Estonia is 0.2992 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Estonia peaked at 1.58 kilograms per international-$ in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2452 kilograms per international-$, in 2020.
That places Estonia 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.42 kilograms per international-$ | 1.42 kilograms per international-$ | 1.42 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.45 kilograms per international-$ | 1.32 kilograms per international-$ | 1.58 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 kilograms per international-$ | 0.754 kilograms per international-$ | 1.43 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5839 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4957 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6576 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5527 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3257 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6875 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2669 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2452 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2992 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 38 Canada 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 0.3026 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 40 Bolivia 0.3005 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 43 Mozambique 0.2956 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 44 Qatar 0.2871 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Estonia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 966,383 (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.67 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Estonia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Estonia was 0.2992 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 kilograms per international-$ in 1980.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2452 kilograms per international-$ in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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-$).