Consumption based carbon intensity by country
Countries reporting
119
Highest
0.881
Malta
Lowest
0.0723
Norway
Median
0.2322
Years covered
33
1990β2022
Data points
3,909
What the numbers show
Consumption based carbon intensity is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 0.881 in Malta; the lowest is 0.0723 in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2322, and the mean is 0.2767.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 2,002.6%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 48.0%).
Consumption based carbon intensity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 0.881 | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 0.8142 | 2022 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.658 | 2022 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 4 | Togo | 0.6228 | 2022 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Venezuela | 0.5992 | 2022 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 6 | Cambodia | 0.5842 | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 0.5438 | 2022 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 8 | Kuwait | 0.5288 | 2022 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 0.5255 | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 10 | Nepal | 0.4814 | 2022 | up 531.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Mozambique | 0.4714 | 2022 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Oman | 0.4578 | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4487 | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 14 | Namibia | 0.4466 | 2022 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 15 | South Africa | 0.4399 | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 16 | Singapore | 0.4235 | 2022 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 0.4229 | 2022 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0.4216 | 2022 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 0.4072 | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 20 | Iran | 0.4022 | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 21 | Belarus | 0.3887 | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 22 | China | 0.3867 | 2022 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 0.3724 | 2022 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 0.3672 | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 0.366 | 2022 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 26 | Botswana | 0.3581 | 2022 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3442 | 2022 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 28 | Russia | 0.3429 | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 29 | South Korea | 0.3381 | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 0.3248 | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 0.324 | 2022 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 32 | Malaysia | 0.3234 | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 33 | Jordan | 0.3213 | 2022 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 34 | Bahrain | 0.3203 | 2022 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Bolivia | 0.308 | 2022 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 0.3053 | 2022 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 37 | Canada | 0.3011 | 2022 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 0.2972 | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 39 | Mauritius | 0.2863 | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 40 | United States | 0.2855 | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 41 | Thailand | 0.2843 | 2022 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 42 | Israel | 0.2813 | 2022 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 0.2785 | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 44 | Mexico | 0.2742 | 2022 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 45 | Vietnam | 0.2733 | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 0.2725 | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 47 | Australia | 0.2716 | 2022 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 48 | Greece | 0.2703 | 2022 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 49 | Guinea | 0.2699 | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 0.2691 | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 51 | Lithuania | 0.2606 | 2022 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Cyprus | 0.2593 | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 53 | Benin | 0.2582 | 2022 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 54 | Japan | 0.2516 | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 55 | Slovakia | 0.2507 | 2022 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 0.2433 | 2022 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 57 | Taiwan | 0.2371 | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 58 | Croatia | 0.2333 | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 59 | Finland | 0.2333 | 2022 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 60 | Tunisia | 0.2322 | 2022 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 61 | Peru | 0.2305 | 2022 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 62 | Morocco | 0.2291 | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 63 | Georgia | 0.2257 | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 64 | Switzerland | 0.2247 | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 65 | India | 0.2234 | 2022 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 0.2212 | 2022 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.2196 | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.2195 | 2022 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 69 | Italy | 0.2162 | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 0.2153 | 2022 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 0.215 | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 72 | Germany | 0.2146 | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 0.2138 | 2022 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 0.2136 | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 75 | New Zealand | 0.2122 | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 76 | Paraguay | 0.2101 | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 77 | Austria | 0.2085 | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 0.2061 | 2022 | down 22.0% | flat |
| 79 | Panama | 0.2059 | 2022 | up 2,002.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Indonesia | 0.2026 | 2022 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 81 | Philippines | 0.2021 | 2022 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 82 | Honduras | 0.195 | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 0.1936 | 2022 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 0.1922 | 2022 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 85 | Pakistan | 0.186 | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 86 | El Salvador | 0.1857 | 2022 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 87 | Turkey | 0.1854 | 2022 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 88 | Ghana | 0.1853 | 2022 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 89 | Egypt | 0.1833 | 2022 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 90 | Qatar | 0.1832 | 2022 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 0.1824 | 2022 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 92 | Kenya | 0.1814 | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 0.18 | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 94 | Netherlands | 0.1789 | 2022 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 95 | Denmark | 0.1757 | 2022 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 96 | Portugal | 0.172 | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 97 | Spain | 0.1714 | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 98 | Zambia | 0.1713 | 2022 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 99 | Guatemala | 0.1697 | 2022 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 100 | Romania | 0.1655 | 2022 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 101 | France | 0.1637 | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 102 | Madagascar | 0.1604 | 2022 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 0.1572 | 2022 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 104 | Uruguay | 0.1547 | 2022 | down 29.0% | flat |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 0.1547 | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 106 | Laos | 0.1531 | 2022 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1501 | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 108 | Brazil | 0.146 | 2022 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 109 | Colombia | 0.1399 | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 110 | Ireland | 0.1391 | 2022 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 111 | Sweden | 0.1342 | 2022 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 112 | Tanzania | 0.1302 | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 113 | Nigeria | 0.1231 | 2022 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 114 | Cameroon | 0.121 | 2022 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 115 | Malawi | 0.1208 | 2022 | up 140.8% | falling |
| 116 | Rwanda | 0.1194 | 2022 | up 135.8% | rising |
| 117 | Uganda | 0.0885 | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 0.0827 | 2022 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 119 | Norway | 0.0723 | 2022 | down 43.9% | falling |