Co2 intensity in Tunisia
Tunisia: Co2 intensity was 0.2378 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2378
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
58th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3675
in 1991
All-time low
0.1753
in 1958
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Co2 intensity in Tunisia, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.2378 for co2 intensity in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Tunisia peaked at 0.3675 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1753, in 1958.
That places Tunisia 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Co2 intensity in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1951 | — |
| 1951 | 0.218 | +11.7% |
| 1952 | 0.2034 | -6.7% |
| 1953 | 0.187 | -8.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1868 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2237 | +19.7% |
| 1956 | 0.205 | -8.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2157 | +5.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1753 | -18.7% |
| 1959 | 0.2009 | +14.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1941 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1829 | -5.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1904 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1792 | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2433 | +35.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2045 | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2338 | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2518 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2654 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2749 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2518 | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2569 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2459 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2525 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2616 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2515 | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2455 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2748 | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2879 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3188 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3236 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3197 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3112 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3587 | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3471 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3424 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.352 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3263 | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3444 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3527 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.335 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3675 | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3208 | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3385 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3177 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3064 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2963 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2895 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2827 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2723 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2706 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2685 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2651 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.259 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2568 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2507 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2412 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2446 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2407 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.232 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.248 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2386 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2443 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2434 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2451 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.255 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2489 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2384 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2305 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2385 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2497 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2378 | -4.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.2378 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.2378 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2656, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +35.8% | 0.1792 | 0.2433 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2011 | 0.1753 | 0.2237 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.222 | 0.1792 | 0.2749 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2647 | 0.2455 | 0.3188 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3378 | 0.3112 | 0.3587 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3127 | 0.2723 | 0.3675 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2529 | 0.232 | 0.2706 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2441 | 0.2305 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.242 | 0.2378 | 0.2497 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More climate change data for Tunisia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 241.72 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,319 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,505 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 125.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 intensity in Tunisia?
- Co2 intensity in Tunisia was 0.2378 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3675 in 1991.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1753 in 1958.
- How does Tunisia rank for co2 intensity?
- Tunisia ranks 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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