Carbon intensity of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.3483 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon intensity of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.3483 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7021 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3483 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon intensity of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7021 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.6911 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6573 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6451 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.62 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6265 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5799 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5639 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5681 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5314 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5213 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5138 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5128 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5385 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5633 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5768 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5747 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5576 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5305 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5262 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5287 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4948 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4708 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4394 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.415 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3986 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3943 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3842 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3838 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3742 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3635 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3603 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3483 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6185 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5314 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.7021 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5415 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5128 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5768 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4558 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3842 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5287 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.366 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3483 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3838 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 1 Palau 4.48 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
- 2 Libya 0.6885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6127 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.5881 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
- 5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5178 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
More environment data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Capture fisheries production 32.97 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7034 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 7,495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 15,301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 41.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3,235 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,585 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,350 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 142.46 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Carbon intensity of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.3483 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7021 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3483 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for carbon intensity of gdp?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 $.