Consumption-based carbon intensity by country
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).
Countries reporting
116
Highest
0.8142 kilograms per international-$
Mongolia
Lowest
0.0723 kilograms per international-$
Norway
Median
0.2327 kilograms per international-$
Years covered
33
1990–2022
Data points
3,909
What the numbers show
Consumption-based carbon intensity is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 0.8142 kilograms per international-$ in Mongolia; the lowest is 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2327 kilograms per international-$, and the mean is 0.2731 kilograms per international-$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mongolia | 0.8142 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.658 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 4 | Togo | 0.6228 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Venezuela | 0.5992 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 6 | Cambodia | 0.5842 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 0.5438 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 8 | Kuwait | 0.5288 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 0.5255 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 10 | Nepal | 0.4814 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 531.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Mozambique | 0.4714 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Oman | 0.4578 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4487 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 14 | Namibia | 0.4466 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 15 | South Africa | 0.4399 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 16 | Singapore | 0.4235 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 0.4229 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0.4216 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 0.4072 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 20 | Iran | 0.4022 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 21 | Belarus | 0.3887 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 22 | China | 0.3867 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 0.3724 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 0.3672 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 0.366 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 26 | Botswana | 0.3581 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3442 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 28 | Russia | 0.3429 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 29 | South Korea | 0.3381 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 0.3248 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 0.324 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 32 | Malaysia | 0.3234 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 33 | Jordan | 0.3213 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 34 | Bahrain | 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Bolivia | 0.308 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 0.3053 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 37 | Canada | 0.3011 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 0.2972 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 39 | Mauritius | 0.2863 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 40 | United States | 0.2855 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 41 | Thailand | 0.2843 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 42 | Israel | 0.2813 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 0.2785 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 44 | Mexico | 0.2742 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 45 | Vietnam | 0.2733 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 0.2725 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 47 | Australia | 0.2716 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 48 | Greece | 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 49 | Guinea | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 0.2691 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 51 | Lithuania | 0.2606 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Cyprus | 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 53 | Benin | 0.2582 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 54 | Japan | 0.2516 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 55 | Slovakia | 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 0.2433 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 57 | Taiwan | 0.2371 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 58 | Croatia | 0.2333 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 59 | Finland | 0.2333 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 60 | Tunisia | 0.2322 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 61 | Peru | 0.2305 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 62 | Morocco | 0.2291 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 63 | Georgia | 0.2257 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 64 | Switzerland | 0.2247 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 65 | India | 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.2195 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 69 | Italy | 0.2162 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 0.2153 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 0.215 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 72 | Germany | 0.2146 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 0.2138 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 0.2136 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 75 | New Zealand | 0.2122 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 76 | Paraguay | 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 77 | Austria | 0.2085 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 0.2061 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 22.0% | flat |
| 79 | Panama | 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 2,002.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Indonesia | 0.2026 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 81 | Philippines | 0.2021 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 82 | Honduras | 0.195 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 0.1936 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 0.1922 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 85 | Pakistan | 0.186 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 86 | El Salvador | 0.1857 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 87 | Turkey | 0.1854 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 88 | Ghana | 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 89 | Egypt | 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 90 | Qatar | 0.1832 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 92 | Kenya | 0.1814 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 0.18 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 94 | Netherlands | 0.1789 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 95 | Denmark | 0.1757 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 96 | Portugal | 0.172 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 97 | Spain | 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 98 | Zambia | 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 99 | Guatemala | 0.1697 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 100 | Romania | 0.1655 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 101 | France | 0.1637 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 102 | Madagascar | 0.1604 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 0.1572 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 104 | Uruguay | 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 29.0% | flat |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 106 | Laos | 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 108 | Brazil | 0.146 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 109 | Colombia | 0.1399 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 111 | Sweden | 0.1342 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 112 | Tanzania | 0.1302 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 113 | Nigeria | 0.1231 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 114 | Cameroon | 0.121 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 115 | Malawi | 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 140.8% | falling |
| 116 | Rwanda | 0.1194 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 135.8% | rising |
| 117 | Uganda | 0.0885 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 0.0827 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 119 | Norway | 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ | 2022 | down 43.9% | falling |
About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).