Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Georgia
Georgia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1701 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Georgia, 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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Georgia stood at 0.1701 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Georgia peaked at 0.4979 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1246 kilograms per international-$, in 1995.
Georgia ranks 99th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2218 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2084 kilograms per international-$ | 0.194 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2438 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2759 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1246 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4979 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1539 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.191 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.187 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1723 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1678 kilograms per international-$ | 0.179 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 96 Egypt 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 97 Yemen 0.171 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 98 Germany 0.1708 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 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
More climate change data for Georgia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 3.94 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 2.41 million (2025)
- Urban population 61.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 662.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.09 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Georgia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Georgia was 0.1701 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4979 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1246 kilograms per international-$ in 1995.
- How does Georgia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Georgia ranks 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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-$).