Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.2754 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 0.2754 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2752 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2772 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.2852 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.297 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.322 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3125 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3169 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2954 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2945 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.288 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2926 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2883 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2891 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2873 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2926 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2921 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.289 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2876 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2877 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.28 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2782 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.286 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2866 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2869 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2826 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2752 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2808 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2752 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2782 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.284 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2903 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2823 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2785 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2754 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3033 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2772 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2894 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2873 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2926 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.281 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2752 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2869 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2821 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2754 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2903 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 5 Iran 0.5178 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
- 6 Oman 0.5079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
- 7 Kuwait 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
- 8 South Africa 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
- 9 Mongolia 0.4659 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
- 10 Qatar 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
- 11 Iraq 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
More environment data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 146.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0083 metric tons per person (2024)
- Total fisheries production 6.14 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 3.60 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.55 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 424.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 99.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Carbon intensity of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.2754 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2752 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 $.