Carbon intensity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Carbon intensity, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 182 countries was 0.18 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP. The highest value was in Palau: 4.48 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
Palau 4.48 1 1990 - 2024
Libya 0.69 2 1990 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0.61 3 1990 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0.59 4 1990 - 2024
Iran 0.52 5 1990 - 2024
Kuwait 0.51 6 1990 - 2024
Oman 0.51 7 1990 - 2024
South Africa 0.51 8 1990 - 2024
Mongolia 0.47 9 1990 - 2024
Qatar 0.43 10 1990 - 2024
Iraq 0.41 11 1990 - 2024
Bahrain 0.4 12 1990 - 2024
China 0.39 13 1990 - 2024
Laos 0.39 14 1990 - 2024
Uzbekistan 0.37 15 1990 - 2024
Kazakhstan 0.35 16 1990 - 2024
Russia 0.33 17 1990 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 0.31 18 1990 - 2024
Vietnam 0.3 19 1990 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.29 20 1990 - 2024
Algeria 0.26 21 1990 - 2024
Brunei 0.26 22 1990 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.26 23 1990 - 2024
Jamaica 0.25 24 1990 - 2024
Seychelles 0.25 25 1990 - 2024
Canada 0.24 26 1990 - 2024
Malaysia 0.24 27 1990 - 2024
Australia 0.23 28 1990 - 2024
India 0.23 29 1990 - 2024
Sudan 0.23 30 1990 - 2024
Tonga 0.23 31 1990 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.23 32 1990 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.22 33 1990 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0.21 34 1990 - 2024
Moldova 0.21 35 1990 - 2024
Samoa 0.21 36 1990 - 2024
South Korea 0.21 37 1990 - 2024
Suriname 0.21 38 1990 - 2024
Tunisia 0.21 39 1990 - 2024
Belarus 0.2 40 1990 - 2024
Bolivia 0.2 41 1990 - 2024
Indonesia 0.2 42 1990 - 2024
Jordan 0.2 43 1990 - 2024
Morocco 0.2 44 1990 - 2024
Ukraine 0.2 45 1990 - 2024
Ecuador 0.19 46 1990 - 2024
Estonia 0.19 47 1990 - 2024
Mozambique 0.19 48 1990 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.19 49 1990 - 2024
Kiribati 0.18 50 1990 - 2024
Lebanon 0.18 51 1990 - 2024
Thailand 0.18 52 1990 - 2024
USA 0.18 53 1990 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.17 54 1990 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0.17 55 1990 - 2024
Honduras 0.17 56 1990 - 2024
Japan 0.17 57 1990 - 2024
Mexico 0.17 58 1990 - 2024
North Macedonia 0.17 59 1990 - 2024
Poland 0.17 60 1990 - 2024
Senegal 0.17 61 1990 - 2024
Bulgaria 0.16 62 1990 - 2024
Cambodia 0.16 63 1990 - 2024
Lesotho 0.16 64 1990 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0.16 65 1990 - 2024
Argentina 0.15 66 1990 - 2024
Botswana 0.15 67 1990 - 2024
Czechia 0.15 68 1990 - 2024
Egypt 0.15 69 1990 - 2024
Georgia 0.15 70 1990 - 2024
Maldives 0.15 71 1990 - 2024
Mauritania 0.15 72 1990 - 2024
Pakistan 0.15 73 1990 - 2024
Turkey 0.15 74 1990 - 2024
Zambia 0.15 75 1990 - 2024
Zimbabwe 0.15 76 1990 - 2024
Afghanistan 0.14 77 2000 - 2024
Comoros 0.14 78 1990 - 2024
Cyprus 0.14 79 1990 - 2024
Malawi 0.14 80 1990 - 2024
Philippines 0.14 81 1990 - 2024
Slovakia 0.14 82 1990 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 0.13 83 1990 - 2024
Bhutan 0.13 84 1990 - 2024
Cape Verde 0.13 85 1990 - 2024
Chile 0.13 86 1990 - 2024
El Salvador 0.13 87 1990 - 2024
Greece 0.13 88 1990 - 2024
Mauritius 0.13 89 1990 - 2024
Peru 0.13 90 1990 - 2024
Slovenia 0.13 91 1990 - 2024
Armenia 0.12 92 1990 - 2024
Barbados 0.12 93 1990 - 2024
Belgium 0.12 94 1990 - 2024
Benin 0.12 95 1990 - 2024
Brazil 0.12 96 1990 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0.12 97 1990 - 2024
Fiji 0.12 98 1990 - 2024
Iceland 0.12 99 1990 - 2024
Israel 0.12 100 1990 - 2024
Namibia 0.12 101 1990 - 2024
New Zealand 0.12 102 1990 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.12 103 1990 - 2024
Aruba 0.11 104 1990 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0.11 105 1990 - 2024
Burma 0.11 106 1990 - 2024
Croatia 0.11 107 1990 - 2024
Djibouti 0.11 108 2013 - 2024
Gabon 0.11 109 1990 - 2024
Germany 0.11 110 1990 - 2024
Haiti 0.11 111 1990 - 2024
Hungary 0.11 112 1990 - 2024
Nepal 0.11 113 1990 - 2024
Nicaragua 0.11 114 1990 - 2024
Puerto Rico 0.11 115 1990 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0.11 116 1990 - 2024
Austria 0.1 117 1990 - 2024
Bahamas 0.1 118 1990 - 2024
Colombia 0.1 119 1990 - 2024
Finland 0.1 120 1990 - 2024
Ghana 0.1 121 1990 - 2024
Italy 0.1 122 1990 - 2024
Latvia 0.1 123 1990 - 2024
Mali 0.1 124 1990 - 2024
Grenada 0.09 125 1990 - 2024
Guatemala 0.09 126 1990 - 2024
Guinea 0.09 127 1990 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.09 128 1990 - 2024
Liberia 0.09 129 1990 - 2024
Lithuania 0.09 130 1990 - 2024
Madagascar 0.09 131 1990 - 2024
Netherlands 0.09 132 1990 - 2024
Romania 0.09 133 1990 - 2024
Spain 0.09 134 1990 - 2024
Tanzania 0.09 135 1990 - 2024
Togo 0.09 136 1990 - 2024
Albania 0.08 137 1990 - 2024
Angola 0.08 138 1990 - 2024
Bangladesh 0.08 139 1990 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.08 140 1990 - 2024
Norway 0.08 141 1990 - 2024
Panama 0.08 142 1990 - 2024
Portugal 0.08 143 1990 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0.08 144 1990 - 2024
Swaziland 0.08 145 1990 - 2024
UK 0.08 146 1990 - 2024
Uruguay 0.08 147 1990 - 2024
Belize 0.07 148 1990 - 2024
Burundi 0.07 149 1990 - 2024
Cameroon 0.07 150 1990 - 2024
Dominica 0.07 151 1990 - 2024
France 0.07 152 1990 - 2024
Hong Kong 0.07 153 1990 - 2024
Kenya 0.07 154 1990 - 2024
Niger 0.07 155 1990 - 2024
Nigeria 0.07 156 1990 - 2024
Paraguay 0.07 157 1990 - 2024
Saint Lucia 0.07 158 1990 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 0.07 159 1990 - 2024
Singapore 0.07 160 1990 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0.06 161 1990 - 2024
Chad 0.06 162 1990 - 2024
Costa Rica 0.06 163 1990 - 2024
Denmark 0.06 164 1990 - 2024
Gambia 0.06 165 1990 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0.06 166 1990 - 2024
Guyana 0.06 167 1990 - 2024
Sweden 0.06 168 1990 - 2024
Uganda 0.06 169 1990 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.05 170 1990 - 2024
Ireland 0.05 171 1990 - 2024
Malta 0.05 172 1990 - 2024
Rwanda 0.05 173 1990 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0.05 174 1990 - 2024
Bermuda 0.04 175 1990 - 2024
DR Congo 0.04 176 1990 - 2024
Switzerland 0.04 177 1990 - 2024
Somalia 0.03 178 1991 - 2024
Macao 0.02 179 1990 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 0 180 2008 - 2024
Micronesia 0 181 1990 - 2024
Tuvalu 0 182 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. Palau
2. Libya
3. Tr.&Tobago
4. Turkmenistan
5. Iran
6. Kuwait
7. Oman
8. South Africa
9. Mongolia
10. Qatar
11. Iraq
12. Bahrain
13. China
14. Laos
15. Uzbekistan
16. Kazakhstan
17. Russia
18. Bosnia & Herz.
19. Vietnam
20. Saudi Arabia
21. Algeria
22. Brunei
23. UA Emirates
24. Jamaica
25. Seychelles
26. Canada
27. Malaysia
28. Australia
29. India
30. Sudan
31. Tonga
32. Vanuatu
33. R. of Congo
34. Kyrgyzstan
35. Moldova
36. Samoa
37. South Korea
38. Suriname
39. Tunisia
40. Belarus
41. Bolivia
42. Indonesia
43. Jordan
44. Morocco
45. Ukraine
46. Ecuador
47. Estonia
48. Mozambique
49. Tajikistan
50. Kiribati
51. Lebanon
52. Thailand
53. USA
54. Azerbaijan
55. Eq. Guinea
56. Honduras
57. Japan
58. Mexico
59. North Macedonia
60. Poland
61. Senegal
62. Bulgaria
63. Cambodia
64. Lesotho
65. Solomon Isl.
66. Argentina
67. Botswana
68. Czechia
69. Egypt
70. Georgia
71. Maldives
72. Mauritania
73. Pakistan
74. Turkey
75. Zambia
76. Zimbabwe
77. Afghanistan
78. Comoros
79. Cyprus
80. Malawi
81. Philippines
82. Slovakia
83. Ant.& Barb.
84. Bhutan
85. Cape Verde
86. Chile
87. El Salvador
88. Greece
89. Mauritius
90. Peru
91. Slovenia
92. Armenia
93. Barbados
94. Belgium
95. Benin
96. Brazil
97. Domin. Rep.
98. Fiji
99. Iceland
100. Israel
101. Namibia
102. New Zealand
103. Papua N.G.
104. Aruba
105. Burkina Faso
106. Burma
107. Croatia
108. Djibouti
109. Gabon
110. Germany
111. Haiti
112. Hungary
113. Nepal
114. Nicaragua
115. Puerto Rico
116. S.T.&Principe
117. Austria
118. Bahamas
119. Colombia
120. Finland
121. Ghana
122. Italy
123. Latvia
124. Mali
125. Grenada
126. Guatemala
127. Guinea
128. Ivory Coast
129. Liberia
130. Lithuania
131. Madagascar
132. Netherlands
133. Romania
134. Spain
135. Tanzania
136. Togo
137. Albania
138. Angola
139. Bangladesh
140. Luxembourg
141. Norway
142. Panama
143. Portugal
144. Sri Lanka
145. Swaziland
146. UK
147. Uruguay
148. Belize
149. Burundi
150. Cameroon
151. Dominica
152. France
153. Hong Kong
154. Kenya
155. Niger
156. Nigeria
157. Paraguay
158. Saint Lucia
159. St. Vincent & ...
160. Singapore
161. C.A. Republic
162. Chad
163. Costa Rica
164. Denmark
165. Gambia
166. G.-Bissau
167. Guyana
168. Sweden
169. Uganda
170. Ethiopia
171. Ireland
172. Malta
173. Rwanda
174. Sierra Leone
175. Bermuda
176. DR Congo
177. Switzerland
178. Somalia
179. Macao
180. Faroe Isl.
181. Micronesia
182. Tuvalu
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