Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Slovakia
Slovakia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Slovakia, 1985–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Slovakia is 0.2101 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Slovakia peaked at 0.9734 kilograms per international-$ in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2101 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Slovakia 72nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9052 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8276 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9734 kilograms per international-$ | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7584 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5847 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9645 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4542 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3342 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5639 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2748 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2278 kilograms per international-$ | 0.325 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2219 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2384 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 69 Indonesia 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 70 Japan 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 71 Argentina 0.215 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 74 Cyprus 0.2064 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 75 Seychelles 0.206 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Slovakia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 5.41 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 2.88 million (2025)
- Urban population 53.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.03 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Slovakia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Slovakia was 0.2101 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9734 kilograms per international-$ in 1985.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Slovakia ranks 72nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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-$).