Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Israel
Israel: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Israel, 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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Israel stood at 0.1849 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Israel peaked at 0.5224 kilograms per international-$ in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.1849 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Israel ranks 87th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.423 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2891 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5224 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4389 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3822 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5212 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3734 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3407 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4417 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3292 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3054 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3588 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3952 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3718 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4144 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3551 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3197 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3975 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2588 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1986 kilograms per international-$ | 0.331 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1916 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2035 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 84 Peru 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 85 Botswana 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 86 Turkey 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 88 Nepal 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 89 Slovenia 0.1834 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 90 Benin 0.183 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Israel
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 10.12 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 9.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 91.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.61 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.61 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.61 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.61 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Israel?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Israel was 0.1849 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5224 kilograms per international-$ in 1953.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Israel ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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-$).