Consumption-based carbon intensity in Cyprus
Cyprus: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Cyprus, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Cyprus peaked at 0.5186 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2593 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Cyprus 52nd out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4508 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3812 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5186 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4029 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3819 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4324 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3325 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2911 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3861 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2649 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2698 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 49 Guinea 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 50 Ecuador 0.2691 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 51 Lithuania 0.2606 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 53 Benin 0.2582 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 54 Japan 0.2516 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 55 Slovakia 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Cyprus
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 914,225 (2025)
- Urban population 66.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 321.55 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based carbon intensity in Cyprus?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Cyprus was 0.2593 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5186 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Cyprus ranks 52nd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).