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
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Tunisia, 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-$.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ 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-$, in 1958.
That places Tunisia 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2011 kilograms per international-$ | 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
- 55 Dominica 0.2442 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 56 Thailand 0.2425 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 57 Ecuador 0.2403 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 59 Honduras 0.2361 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 60 Azerbaijan 0.2348 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 61 Mali 0.2298 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Tunisia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 12.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 8.73 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
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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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).