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Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)

· higher is better · 200 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Palau5.6
  2. 2Venezuela, RB2.3
  3. 3Mongolia1.7
  4. 4Iran, Islamic Rep.1.6
  5. 5Ukraine1.5
  6. 6Turkmenistan1.3
  7. 7Iraq1.2
  8. 8Russian Federation1.2
  9. 9Lao PDR1.2
  10. 10South Africa1.2
  11. 11Trinidad and Tobago1.2
  12. 12Libya1.1
  13. 13Oman1.1
  14. 14Viet Nam1.1
  15. 15Kazakhstan1.1
  16. 16Kyrgyz Republic1
  17. 17Kuwait0.98
  18. 18Bosnia and Herzegovina0.96
  19. 19Bahrain0.92
  20. 20India0.92
  21. 21Uzbekistan0.91
  22. 22Moldova0.89
  23. 23Belarus0.87
  24. 24Algeria0.84
  25. 25Congo, Rep.0.8
  26. 26Qatar0.76
  27. 27Afghanistan0.76
  28. 28Bolivia0.75
  29. 29Sudan0.75
  30. 30Saudi Arabia0.74
  31. 31China0.71
  32. 32Malaysia0.7
  33. 33Brunei Darussalam0.68
  34. 34Indonesia0.66
  35. 35Tunisia0.65
  36. 36Azerbaijan0.65
  37. 37Tajikistan0.62
  38. 38Egypt, Arab Rep.0.6
  39. 39North Macedonia0.6
  40. 40Thailand0.6
  41. 41Mauritania0.57
  42. 42Suriname0.56
  43. 43Zimbabwe0.55
  44. 44Bhutan0.54
  45. 45Georgia0.53
  46. 46Bulgaria0.52
  47. 47Equatorial Guinea0.52
  48. 48Morocco0.52
  49. 49Senegal0.51
  50. 50Cambodia0.5
  51. 51Myanmar0.5
  52. 52Pakistan0.5
  53. 53Mozambique0.48
  54. 54Jordan0.47
  55. 55Jamaica0.47
  56. 56Armenia0.46
  57. 57Sao Tome and Principe0.46
  58. 58Nepal0.45
  59. 59Ecuador0.44
  60. 60Honduras0.44
  61. 61United Arab Emirates0.44
  62. 62Seychelles0.44
  63. 63Timor-Leste0.43
  64. 64Lesotho0.42
  65. 65Poland0.42
  66. 66Zambia0.4
  67. 67Malawi0.4
  68. 68Botswana0.39
  69. 69Estonia0.39
  70. 70Philippines0.38
  71. 71Bangladesh0.37
  72. 72Benin0.37
  73. 73Comoros0.37
  74. 74Nicaragua0.36
  75. 75Burkina Faso0.36
  76. 76Mexico0.35
  77. 77Lebanon0.35
  78. 78Turkiye0.35
  79. 79Czechia0.35
  80. 80Tonga0.34
  81. 81Guinea0.34
  82. 82Mali0.33
  83. 83El Salvador0.33
  84. 84Samoa0.33
  85. 85Dominican Republic0.33
  86. 86Ghana0.32
  87. 87Madagascar0.32
  88. 88Argentina0.31
  89. 89Canada0.31
  90. 90Gabon0.31
  91. 91Korea, Rep.0.31
  92. 92Maldives0.3
  93. 93Peru0.3
  94. 94Namibia0.3
  95. 95Romania0.3
  96. 96Mauritius0.3
  97. 97Togo0.3
  98. 98Cabo Verde0.29
  99. 99Kiribati0.29
  100. 100Tanzania0.29
  101. 101Slovak Republic0.28
  102. 102Fiji0.27
  103. 103Albania0.27
  104. 104Croatia0.27
  105. 105Vanuatu0.27
  106. 106Hungary0.27
  107. 107Chile0.27
  108. 108Angola0.27
  109. 109Colombia0.26
  110. 110Cuba0.26
  111. 111Haiti0.26
  112. 112Burundi0.26
  113. 113Sri Lanka0.25
  114. 114Cote d'Ivoire0.25
  115. 115Nigeria0.24
  116. 116Guatemala0.24
  117. 117Brazil0.24
  118. 118Slovenia0.24
  119. 119Cameroon0.24
  120. 120Gambia, The0.24
  121. 121Greece0.23
  122. 122Lithuania0.23
  123. 123Djibouti0.23
  124. 124Liberia0.23
  125. 125Cyprus0.23
  126. 126Australia0.23
  127. 127Eswatini0.23
  128. 128Latvia0.22
  129. 129Solomon Islands0.21
  130. 130Antigua and Barbuda0.21
  131. 131Japan0.21
  132. 132Kenya0.21
  133. 133United States0.2
  134. 134Niger0.2
  135. 135Papua New Guinea0.2
  136. 136Guinea-Bissau0.2
  137. 137Paraguay0.17
  138. 138Uganda0.17
  139. 139Chad0.17
  140. 140Ethiopia0.17
  141. 141French Polynesia0.17
  142. 142Central African Republic0.16
  143. 143Belgium0.16
  144. 144Panama0.16
  145. 145Germany0.16
  146. 146Puerto Rico (US)0.16
  147. 147Rwanda0.16
  148. 148Spain0.15
  149. 149Aruba0.15
  150. 150Grenada0.15
  151. 151Sierra Leone0.15
  152. 152Belize0.15
  153. 153Italy0.15
  154. 154Portugal0.15
  155. 155New Zealand0.15
  156. 156Iceland0.14
  157. 157Singapore0.14
  158. 158St. Lucia0.14
  159. 159Dominica0.14
  160. 160St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.14
  161. 161Guyana0.14
  162. 162Israel0.14
  163. 163Austria0.14
  164. 164Uruguay0.13
  165. 165St. Kitts and Nevis0.13
  166. 166Netherlands0.13
  167. 167Finland0.12
  168. 168Barbados0.11
  169. 169Costa Rica0.11
  170. 170Bahamas, The0.11
  171. 171Hong Kong SAR, China0.1
  172. 172Congo, Dem. Rep.0.1
  173. 173Luxembourg0.1
  174. 174France0.1
  175. 175Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.1
  176. 176Malta0.09
  177. 177United Kingdom0.09
  178. 178Turks and Caicos Islands0.09
  179. 179Norway0.09
  180. 180Denmark0.07
  181. 181Sweden0.07
  182. 182Ireland0.06
  183. 183Cayman Islands0.06
  184. 184Switzerland0.04
  185. 185Macao SAR, China0.04
  186. 186Bermuda0.04
  187. 187Faroe Islands0
  188. 188Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  189. 189Marshall Islands0
  190. 190Naoero0
  191. 190Tuvalu0

Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)