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Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)

· higher is better · 191 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024

League table

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  1. 1Palau4.5
  2. 2Libya0.69
  3. 3Trinidad and Tobago0.61
  4. 4Turkmenistan0.59
  5. 5Iran, Islamic Rep.0.52
  6. 6Oman0.51
  7. 7Kuwait0.51
  8. 8South Africa0.51
  9. 9Mongolia0.47
  10. 10Qatar0.43
  11. 11Iraq0.41
  12. 12Bahrain0.4
  13. 13China0.39
  14. 14Lao PDR0.39
  15. 15Uzbekistan0.37
  16. 16Kazakhstan0.35
  17. 17Russian Federation0.33
  18. 18Bosnia and Herzegovina0.31
  19. 19Viet Nam0.3
  20. 20Saudi Arabia0.29
  21. 21United Arab Emirates0.26
  22. 22Algeria0.26
  23. 23Brunei Darussalam0.26
  24. 24Jamaica0.25
  25. 25Seychelles0.25
  26. 26Malaysia0.24
  27. 27Canada0.24
  28. 28Australia0.23
  29. 29Sudan0.23
  30. 30India0.23
  31. 31Tonga0.23
  32. 32Vanuatu0.23
  33. 33Congo, Rep.0.22
  34. 34Suriname0.21
  35. 35Samoa0.21
  36. 36Moldova0.21
  37. 37Kyrgyz Republic0.21
  38. 38Korea, Rep.0.21
  39. 39Tunisia0.21
  40. 40Ukraine0.2
  41. 41Belarus0.2
  42. 42Bolivia0.2
  43. 43Jordan0.2
  44. 44Indonesia0.2
  45. 45Morocco0.2
  46. 46Mozambique0.19
  47. 47Tajikistan0.19
  48. 48Ecuador0.19
  49. 49Estonia0.19
  50. 50Lebanon0.18
  51. 51Thailand0.18
  52. 52Kiribati0.18
  53. 53United States0.18
  54. 54Azerbaijan0.17
  55. 55Honduras0.17
  56. 56Senegal0.17
  57. 57Equatorial Guinea0.17
  58. 58Poland0.17
  59. 59Mexico0.17
  60. 60North Macedonia0.17
  61. 61Japan0.17
  62. 62Solomon Islands0.16
  63. 63Lesotho0.16
  64. 64Cambodia0.16
  65. 65Bulgaria0.16
  66. 66Maldives0.15
  67. 67Botswana0.15
  68. 68Argentina0.15
  69. 69Mauritania0.15
  70. 70Egypt, Arab Rep.0.15
  71. 71Turkiye0.15
  72. 72Czechia0.15
  73. 73Zimbabwe0.15
  74. 74Pakistan0.15
  75. 75Turks and Caicos Islands0.15
  76. 76Zambia0.15
  77. 77Georgia0.15
  78. 78Philippines0.14
  79. 79Comoros0.14
  80. 80Afghanistan0.14
  81. 81Cyprus0.14
  82. 82Slovak Republic0.14
  83. 83Malawi0.14
  84. 84Greece0.13
  85. 85Cabo Verde0.13
  86. 86Chile0.13
  87. 87Antigua and Barbuda0.13
  88. 88El Salvador0.13
  89. 89Bhutan0.13
  90. 90Peru0.13
  91. 91Slovenia0.13
  92. 92Timor-Leste0.13
  93. 93Mauritius0.13
  94. 94Benin0.12
  95. 95Iceland0.12
  96. 96New Zealand0.12
  97. 97Dominican Republic0.12
  98. 98Armenia0.12
  99. 99Israel0.12
  100. 100Papua New Guinea0.12
  101. 101Fiji0.12
  102. 102Brazil0.12
  103. 103Namibia0.12
  104. 104Barbados0.12
  105. 105Belgium0.12
  106. 106Sao Tome and Principe0.11
  107. 107Aruba0.11
  108. 108Croatia0.11
  109. 109Djibouti0.11
  110. 110Germany0.11
  111. 111Hungary0.11
  112. 112Myanmar0.11
  113. 113Puerto Rico (US)0.11
  114. 114Nicaragua0.11
  115. 115Gabon0.11
  116. 116Burkina Faso0.11
  117. 117Haiti0.11
  118. 118Nepal0.11
  119. 119Mali0.1
  120. 120Bahamas, The0.1
  121. 121Ghana0.1
  122. 122Austria0.1
  123. 123Finland0.1
  124. 124Colombia0.1
  125. 125Latvia0.1
  126. 126Italy0.1
  127. 127Lithuania0.09
  128. 128St. Kitts and Nevis0.09
  129. 129Liberia0.09
  130. 130Netherlands0.09
  131. 131Togo0.09
  132. 132Spain0.09
  133. 133Romania0.09
  134. 134Madagascar0.09
  135. 135Guinea0.09
  136. 136Guatemala0.09
  137. 137Cote d'Ivoire0.09
  138. 138Tanzania0.09
  139. 139Grenada0.09
  140. 140Eswatini0.08
  141. 141Angola0.08
  142. 142Bangladesh0.08
  143. 143Albania0.08
  144. 144Luxembourg0.08
  145. 145Uruguay0.08
  146. 146United Kingdom0.08
  147. 147Portugal0.08
  148. 148Sri Lanka0.08
  149. 149Norway0.08
  150. 150Panama0.08
  151. 151Belize0.07
  152. 152France0.07
  153. 153Singapore0.07
  154. 154Cameroon0.07
  155. 155Nigeria0.07
  156. 156Paraguay0.07
  157. 157St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.07
  158. 158Hong Kong SAR, China0.07
  159. 159St. Lucia0.07
  160. 160Dominica0.07
  161. 161Niger0.07
  162. 162Burundi0.07
  163. 163Kenya0.07
  164. 164Guyana0.06
  165. 165Cayman Islands0.06
  166. 166Denmark0.06
  167. 167Costa Rica0.06
  168. 168Chad0.06
  169. 169Gambia, The0.06
  170. 170Uganda0.06
  171. 171Guinea-Bissau0.06
  172. 172Sweden0.06
  173. 173Central African Republic0.06
  174. 174Sierra Leone0.05
  175. 175Malta0.05
  176. 176Ireland0.05
  177. 177Ethiopia0.05
  178. 178Rwanda0.05
  179. 179Switzerland0.04
  180. 180Bermuda0.04
  181. 181Congo, Dem. Rep.0.04
  182. 182Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.03
  183. 183Macao SAR, China0.02
  184. 184Faroe Islands0
  185. 185Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  186. 186Marshall Islands0
  187. 187Tuvalu0
  188. 187Naoero0

Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)