Carbon intensity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Carbon intensity, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 179 countries was 0.19 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP. The highest value was in Palau: 5.14 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP and the lowest value was in the Faroe Islands: 0 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Carbon intensity, 2023 Global rank Available data
Palau 5.14 1 1990 - 2023
Libya 0.67 2 1990 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.63 3 1990 - 2023
Iran 0.54 4 1990 - 2023
Kuwait 0.5 5 1990 - 2023
Mongolia 0.5 6 1990 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.5 7 1990 - 2023
Oman 0.48 8 1990 - 2023
South Africa 0.46 9 1990 - 2023
China 0.42 10 1990 - 2023
Bahrain 0.41 11 1990 - 2023
Laos 0.41 12 1990 - 2023
Qatar 0.41 13 1990 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.39 14 1990 - 2023
Russia 0.36 15 1990 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.35 16 1990 - 2023
Seychelles 0.35 17 1990 - 2023
Iraq 0.34 18 1990 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.34 19 1990 - 2023
Samoa 0.34 20 1990 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.34 21 1990 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.29 22 1990 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.29 23 1990 - 2023
Brunei 0.28 24 1990 - 2023
Vietnam 0.28 25 1990 - 2023
Algeria 0.26 26 1990 - 2023
Canada 0.25 27 1990 - 2023
Malaysia 0.25 28 1990 - 2023
Maldives 0.25 29 1990 - 2023
Moldova 0.25 30 1990 - 2023
Ukraine 0.24 31 1990 - 2023
Australia 0.23 32 1990 - 2023
Jamaica 0.23 33 1990 - 2023
Kiribati 0.23 34 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.23 35 1990 - 2023
India 0.22 36 1990 - 2023
Jordan 0.22 37 1990 - 2023
South Korea 0.22 38 1990 - 2023
Suriname 0.22 39 1990 - 2023
Belarus 0.21 40 1990 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.21 41 1990 - 2023
Morocco 0.21 42 1990 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.21 43 1990 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.21 44 1990 - 2023
Tunisia 0.21 45 1990 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.21 46 1990 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.2 47 1990 - 2023
Bolivia 0.2 48 1990 - 2023
Estonia 0.2 49 1990 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.2 50 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.19 51 1990 - 2023
Malawi 0.19 52 1990 - 2023
Mozambique 0.19 53 1990 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.19 54 1990 - 2023
USA 0.19 55 1990 - 2023
Czechia 0.18 56 1990 - 2023
Fiji 0.18 57 1990 - 2023
Liberia 0.18 58 1990 - 2023
Poland 0.18 59 1990 - 2023
Thailand 0.18 60 1990 - 2023
Ecuador 0.17 61 1990 - 2023
Indonesia 0.17 62 1990 - 2023
Japan 0.17 63 1990 - 2023
Mexico 0.17 64 1990 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.17 65 1990 - 2023
Sudan 0.17 66 1990 - 2023
Botswana 0.16 67 1990 - 2023
Honduras 0.16 68 1990 - 2023
Slovakia 0.16 69 1990 - 2023
Argentina 0.15 70 1990 - 2023
Barbados 0.15 71 1990 - 2023
Cambodia 0.15 72 1990 - 2023
Cyprus 0.15 73 1990 - 2023
Georgia 0.15 74 1990 - 2023
Lesotho 0.15 75 1990 - 2023
Mauritania 0.15 76 1990 - 2023
Namibia 0.15 77 1990 - 2023
Pakistan 0.15 78 1990 - 2023
Senegal 0.15 79 1990 - 2023
Turkey 0.15 80 1990 - 2023
Chile 0.14 81 1990 - 2023
New Zealand 0.14 82 1990 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.14 83 1990 - 2023
Philippines 0.14 84 1990 - 2023
Armenia 0.13 85 1990 - 2023
Bahamas 0.13 86 1990 - 2023
Egypt 0.13 87 1990 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.13 88 1990 - 2023
Greece 0.13 89 1990 - 2023
Israel 0.13 90 1990 - 2023
Mauritius 0.13 91 1990 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.12 92 1990 - 2023
Aruba 0.12 93 1990 - 2023
Benin 0.12 94 1990 - 2023
Brazil 0.12 95 1990 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.12 96 1990 - 2023
El Salvador 0.12 97 1990 - 2023
Iceland 0.12 98 1990 - 2023
Mali 0.12 99 1990 - 2023
Nepal 0.12 100 1990 - 2023
Slovenia 0.12 101 1990 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.11 102 2000 - 2023
Angola 0.11 103 1990 - 2023
Belgium 0.11 104 1990 - 2023
Burma 0.11 105 1990 - 2023
Colombia 0.11 106 1990 - 2023
Comoros 0.11 107 1990 - 2023
Croatia 0.11 108 1990 - 2023
Gabon 0.11 109 1990 - 2023
Germany 0.11 110 1990 - 2023
Ghana 0.11 111 1990 - 2023
Hungary 0.11 112 1990 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.11 113 1990 - 2023
Peru 0.11 114 1990 - 2023
Swaziland 0.11 115 1990 - 2023
Zambia 0.11 116 1990 - 2023
Austria 0.1 117 1990 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.1 118 1990 - 2023
Djibouti 0.1 119 2013 - 2023
Finland 0.1 120 1990 - 2023
Guatemala 0.1 121 1990 - 2023
Haiti 0.1 122 1990 - 2023
Italy 0.1 123 1990 - 2023
Lithuania 0.1 124 1990 - 2023
Netherlands 0.1 125 1990 - 2023
Nigeria 0.1 126 1990 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.1 127 1990 - 2023
Spain 0.1 128 1990 - 2023
Togo 0.1 129 1990 - 2023
Albania 0.09 130 1990 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.09 131 1990 - 2023
Latvia 0.09 132 1990 - 2023
Norway 0.09 133 1990 - 2023
Panama 0.09 134 1990 - 2023
Romania 0.09 135 1990 - 2023
Cameroon 0.08 136 1990 - 2023
Chad 0.08 137 1990 - 2023
France 0.08 138 1990 - 2023
Gambia 0.08 139 1990 - 2023
Guyana 0.08 140 1990 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.08 141 1990 - 2023
Madagascar 0.08 142 1990 - 2023
Paraguay 0.08 143 1990 - 2023
Portugal 0.08 144 1990 - 2023
Singapore 0.08 145 1990 - 2023
Tanzania 0.08 146 1990 - 2023
UK 0.08 147 1990 - 2023
Uruguay 0.08 148 1990 - 2023
Burundi 0.07 149 1990 - 2023
Dominica 0.07 150 1990 - 2023
Grenada 0.07 151 1990 - 2023
Guinea 0.07 152 1990 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.07 153 1990 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.07 154 1990 - 2023
Kenya 0.07 155 1990 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.07 156 1990 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.07 157 1990 - 2023
Bermuda 0.06 158 1990 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.06 159 1990 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.06 160 1990 - 2023
Denmark 0.06 161 1990 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.06 162 1990 - 2023
Niger 0.06 163 1990 - 2023
Belize 0.05 164 1990 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.05 165 1990 - 2023
Ireland 0.05 166 1990 - 2023
Malta 0.05 167 1990 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.05 168 1990 - 2023
Sweden 0.05 169 1990 - 2023
Switzerland 0.05 170 1990 - 2023
Uganda 0.05 171 1990 - 2023
Macao 0.04 172 1990 - 2023
Rwanda 0.04 173 1990 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.04 174 1990 - 2023
Somalia 0.03 175 1991 - 2023
DR Congo 0.02 176 1990 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 177 2008 - 2023
Micronesia 0 178 1990 - 2023
Tuvalu 0 179 1990 - 2023



Definition: Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.

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1. Palau
2. Libya
3. Tr.&Tobago
4. Iran
5. Kuwait
6. Mongolia
7. Turkmenistan
8. Oman
9. South Africa
10. China
11. Bahrain
12. Laos
13. Qatar
14. Uzbekistan
15. Russia
16. Bosnia & Herz.
17. Seychelles
18. Iraq
19. Kazakhstan
20. Samoa
21. Saudi Arabia
22. UA Emirates
23. Vanuatu
24. Brunei
25. Vietnam
26. Algeria
27. Canada
28. Malaysia
29. Maldives
30. Moldova
31. Ukraine
32. Australia
33. Jamaica
34. Kiribati
35. Kyrgyzstan
36. India
37. Jordan
38. South Korea
39. Suriname
40. Belarus
41. Cape Verde
42. Morocco
43. North Macedonia
44. Solomon Isl.
45. Tunisia
46. Zimbabwe
47. Azerbaijan
48. Bolivia
49. Estonia
50. Tajikistan
51. Bulgaria
52. Malawi
53. Mozambique
54. R. of Congo
55. USA
56. Czechia
57. Fiji
58. Liberia
59. Poland
60. Thailand
61. Ecuador
62. Indonesia
63. Japan
64. Mexico
65. S.T.&Principe
66. Sudan
67. Botswana
68. Honduras
69. Slovakia
70. Argentina
71. Barbados
72. Cambodia
73. Cyprus
74. Georgia
75. Lesotho
76. Mauritania
77. Namibia
78. Pakistan
79. Senegal
80. Turkey
81. Chile
82. New Zealand
83. Papua N.G.
84. Philippines
85. Armenia
86. Bahamas
87. Egypt
88. Eq. Guinea
89. Greece
90. Israel
91. Mauritius
92. Ant.& Barb.
93. Aruba
94. Benin
95. Brazil
96. Domin. Rep.
97. El Salvador
98. Iceland
99. Mali
100. Nepal
101. Slovenia
102. Afghanistan
103. Angola
104. Belgium
105. Burma
106. Colombia
107. Comoros
108. Croatia
109. Gabon
110. Germany
111. Ghana
112. Hungary
113. Nicaragua
114. Peru
115. Swaziland
116. Zambia
117. Austria
118. Burkina Faso
119. Djibouti
120. Finland
121. Guatemala
122. Haiti
123. Italy
124. Lithuania
125. Netherlands
126. Nigeria
127. Puerto Rico
128. Spain
129. Togo
130. Albania
131. Bangladesh
132. Latvia
133. Norway
134. Panama
135. Romania
136. Cameroon
137. Chad
138. France
139. Gambia
140. Guyana
141. Luxembourg
142. Madagascar
143. Paraguay
144. Portugal
145. Singapore
146. Tanzania
147. UK
148. Uruguay
149. Burundi
150. Dominica
151. Grenada
152. Guinea
153. Hong Kong
154. Ivory Coast
155. Kenya
156. Saint Lucia
157. Sri Lanka
158. Bermuda
159. C.A. Republic
160. Costa Rica
161. Denmark
162. G.-Bissau
163. Niger
164. Belize
165. Ethiopia
166. Ireland
167. Malta
168. St. Vincent & ...
169. Sweden
170. Switzerland
171. Uganda
172. Macao
173. Rwanda
174. Sierra Leone
175. Somalia
176. DR Congo
177. Faroe Isl.
178. Micronesia
179. Tuvalu
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