Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Tunisia

Tunisia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2378 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
58th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3675 kilograms per international-$
in 1991
All-time low
0.1753 kilograms per international-$
in 1958
Years of data
73
1950–2022

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Tunisia, 1950–2022

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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

Tunisia recorded 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp 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, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Tunisia peaked at 0.3675 kilograms per international-$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1753 kilograms per international-$, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.2011 kilograms per international-$ 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ 0.2237 kilograms per international-$ 10
1960s 0.222 kilograms per international-$ 0.1792 kilograms per international-$ 0.2749 kilograms per international-$ 10
1970s 0.2647 kilograms per international-$ 0.2455 kilograms per international-$ 0.3188 kilograms per international-$ 10
1980s 0.3378 kilograms per international-$ 0.3112 kilograms per international-$ 0.3587 kilograms per international-$ 10
1990s 0.3127 kilograms per international-$ 0.2723 kilograms per international-$ 0.3675 kilograms per international-$ 10
2000s 0.2529 kilograms per international-$ 0.232 kilograms per international-$ 0.2706 kilograms per international-$ 10
2010s 0.2441 kilograms per international-$ 0.2305 kilograms per international-$ 0.255 kilograms per international-$ 10
2020s 0.242 kilograms per international-$ 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ 0.2497 kilograms per international-$ 3

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 55 Dominica 0.2442 kilograms per international-$ compare
  2. 56 Thailand 0.2425 kilograms per international-$ compare
  3. 57 Ecuador 0.2403 kilograms per international-$ compare
  4. 59 Honduras 0.2361 kilograms per international-$ compare
  5. 60 Azerbaijan 0.2348 kilograms per international-$ compare
  6. 61 Mali 0.2298 kilograms per international-$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Tunisia?
Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Tunisia was 0.2378 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3675 kilograms per international-$ in 1991.
What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ in 1958.
How does Tunisia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Tunisia ranks 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp 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 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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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).