Carbon intensity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Carbon intensity, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 176 countries was 0.16 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP. The highest value was in Libya: 0.69 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 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Libya 0.69 1 1990 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0.61 2 1990 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0.58 3 1990 - 2024
Iran 0.52 4 1990 - 2024
Kuwait 0.51 5 1990 - 2024
Oman 0.51 6 1990 - 2024
South Africa 0.51 7 1990 - 2024
Mongolia 0.47 8 1990 - 2024
Qatar 0.43 9 1990 - 2024
Bahrain 0.41 10 1990 - 2024
Iraq 0.41 11 1990 - 2024
China 0.39 12 1990 - 2024
Laos 0.39 13 1990 - 2024
Uzbekistan 0.39 14 1990 - 2024
Kazakhstan 0.35 15 1990 - 2024
Russia 0.33 16 1990 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 0.31 17 1990 - 2024
Vietnam 0.3 18 1990 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.29 19 1990 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.27 20 1990 - 2024
Algeria 0.26 21 1990 - 2024
Brunei 0.26 22 1990 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.26 23 1990 - 2024
Canada 0.25 24 1990 - 2024
Jamaica 0.25 25 1990 - 2024
Seychelles 0.25 26 1990 - 2024
Malaysia 0.24 27 1990 - 2024
Australia 0.23 28 1990 - 2024
Sudan 0.23 29 1990 - 2024
India 0.22 30 1990 - 2024
Jordan 0.22 31 1990 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.22 32 1990 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0.21 33 1990 - 2024
Moldova 0.21 34 1990 - 2024
Samoa 0.21 35 1990 - 2024
South Korea 0.21 36 1990 - 2024
Suriname 0.21 37 1990 - 2024
Tunisia 0.21 38 1990 - 2024
Ukraine 0.21 39 1990 - 2024
Belarus 0.2 40 1990 - 2024
Bolivia 0.2 41 1990 - 2024
Indonesia 0.2 42 1990 - 2024
Morocco 0.2 43 1990 - 2024
Ecuador 0.19 44 1990 - 2024
Estonia 0.19 45 1990 - 2024
Mozambique 0.19 46 1990 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.19 47 1990 - 2024
Kiribati 0.18 48 1990 - 2024
Thailand 0.18 49 1990 - 2024
USA 0.18 50 1990 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.17 51 1990 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0.17 52 1990 - 2024
Honduras 0.17 53 1990 - 2024
Japan 0.17 54 1990 - 2024
Mexico 0.17 55 1990 - 2024
North Macedonia 0.17 56 1990 - 2024
Poland 0.17 57 1990 - 2024
Senegal 0.17 58 1990 - 2024
Bulgaria 0.16 59 1990 - 2024
Cambodia 0.16 60 1990 - 2024
Lesotho 0.16 61 1990 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0.16 62 1990 - 2024
Argentina 0.15 63 1990 - 2024
Botswana 0.15 64 1990 - 2024
Comoros 0.15 65 1990 - 2024
Czechia 0.15 66 1990 - 2024
Egypt 0.15 67 1990 - 2024
Georgia 0.15 68 1990 - 2024
Maldives 0.15 69 1990 - 2024
Mauritania 0.15 70 1990 - 2024
Pakistan 0.15 71 1990 - 2024
Turkey 0.15 72 1990 - 2024
Zambia 0.15 73 1990 - 2024
Zimbabwe 0.15 74 1990 - 2024
Cyprus 0.14 75 1990 - 2024
Malawi 0.14 76 1990 - 2024
Philippines 0.14 77 1990 - 2024
Slovakia 0.14 78 1990 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 0.13 79 1990 - 2024
Cape Verde 0.13 80 1990 - 2024
Chile 0.13 81 1990 - 2024
El Salvador 0.13 82 1990 - 2024
Greece 0.13 83 1990 - 2024
Iceland 0.13 84 1990 - 2024
Mauritius 0.13 85 1990 - 2024
Peru 0.13 86 1990 - 2024
Slovenia 0.13 87 1990 - 2024
Armenia 0.12 88 1990 - 2024
Aruba 0.12 89 1990 - 2024
Barbados 0.12 90 1990 - 2024
Belgium 0.12 91 1990 - 2024
Benin 0.12 92 1990 - 2024
Brazil 0.12 93 1990 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0.12 94 1990 - 2024
Fiji 0.12 95 1990 - 2024
Israel 0.12 96 1990 - 2024
Namibia 0.12 97 1990 - 2024
New Zealand 0.12 98 1990 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.12 99 1990 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0.11 100 1990 - 2024
Burma 0.11 101 1990 - 2024
Croatia 0.11 102 1990 - 2024
Djibouti 0.11 103 2013 - 2024
Gabon 0.11 104 1990 - 2024
Germany 0.11 105 1990 - 2024
Haiti 0.11 106 1990 - 2024
Hungary 0.11 107 1990 - 2024
Nepal 0.11 108 1990 - 2024
Nicaragua 0.11 109 1990 - 2024
Puerto Rico 0.11 110 1990 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0.11 111 1990 - 2024
Austria 0.1 112 1990 - 2024
Bahamas 0.1 113 1990 - 2024
Colombia 0.1 114 1990 - 2024
Finland 0.1 115 1990 - 2024
Ghana 0.1 116 1990 - 2024
Italy 0.1 117 1990 - 2024
Latvia 0.1 118 1990 - 2024
Lithuania 0.1 119 1990 - 2024
Mali 0.1 120 1990 - 2024
Guatemala 0.09 121 1990 - 2024
Guinea 0.09 122 1990 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.09 123 1990 - 2024
Liberia 0.09 124 1990 - 2024
Madagascar 0.09 125 1990 - 2024
Netherlands 0.09 126 1990 - 2024
Romania 0.09 127 1990 - 2024
Spain 0.09 128 1990 - 2024
Tanzania 0.09 129 1990 - 2024
Togo 0.09 130 1990 - 2024
Albania 0.08 131 1990 - 2024
Angola 0.08 132 1990 - 2024
Bangladesh 0.08 133 1990 - 2024
Grenada 0.08 134 1990 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.08 135 1990 - 2024
Norway 0.08 136 1990 - 2024
Panama 0.08 137 1990 - 2024
Portugal 0.08 138 1990 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0.08 139 1990 - 2024
Swaziland 0.08 140 1990 - 2024
UK 0.08 141 1990 - 2024
Uruguay 0.08 142 1990 - 2024
Belize 0.07 143 1990 - 2024
Burundi 0.07 144 1990 - 2024
Cameroon 0.07 145 1990 - 2024
Dominica 0.07 146 1990 - 2024
France 0.07 147 1990 - 2024
Hong Kong 0.07 148 1990 - 2024
Kenya 0.07 149 1990 - 2024
Niger 0.07 150 1990 - 2024
Nigeria 0.07 151 1990 - 2024
Paraguay 0.07 152 1990 - 2024
Saint Lucia 0.07 153 1990 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 0.07 154 1990 - 2024
Singapore 0.07 155 1990 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0.06 156 1990 - 2024
Chad 0.06 157 1990 - 2024
Costa Rica 0.06 158 1990 - 2024
Denmark 0.06 159 1990 - 2024
Gambia 0.06 160 1990 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0.06 161 1990 - 2024
Guyana 0.06 162 1990 - 2024
Sweden 0.06 163 1990 - 2024
Uganda 0.06 164 1990 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.05 165 1990 - 2024
Ireland 0.05 166 1990 - 2024
Malta 0.05 167 1990 - 2024
Rwanda 0.05 168 1990 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0.05 169 1990 - 2024
Switzerland 0.05 170 1990 - 2024
Bermuda 0.04 171 1990 - 2024
DR Congo 0.04 172 1990 - 2024
Somalia 0.03 173 1991 - 2024
Macao 0.02 174 1990 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 0 175 2008 - 2024
Micronesia 0 176 1990 - 2024


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