Consumption-based carbon intensity in Israel
Israel: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.2813 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Israel, 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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Israel is 0.2813 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Israel peaked at 0.6066 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2813 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Israel ranks 42nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5517 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4631 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6066 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4425 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4843 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3539 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2979 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4186 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2858 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2813 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2902 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 39 Mauritius 0.2863 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 40 United States 0.2855 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 41 Thailand 0.2843 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 43 Latvia 0.2785 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 44 Mexico 0.2742 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 45 Vietnam 0.2733 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Israel
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 10.12 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 9.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 91.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.61 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.61 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.61 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.61 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based carbon intensity in Israel?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Israel was 0.2813 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6066 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2813 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Israel ranks 42nd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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-$).