Consumption-based carbon intensity in Estonia
Estonia: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.366 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Estonia, 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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Estonia stood at 0.366 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Estonia peaked at 1.24 kilograms per international-$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3447 kilograms per international-$, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 25th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9503 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7317 kilograms per international-$ | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7083 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5242 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8979 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5578 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4044 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6987 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3546 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3447 kilograms per international-$ | 0.366 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 22 China 0.3867 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 0.3724 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 24 Senegal 0.3672 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 26 Botswana 0.3581 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 0.3442 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 28 Russia 0.3429 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Estonia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 966,383 (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.67 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based carbon intensity in Estonia?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Estonia was 0.366 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 kilograms per international-$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3447 kilograms per international-$ in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Estonia ranks 25th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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-$).