What is carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income was 0.2722 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 income?

The highest recorded value was 0.4006 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1991.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024.

How does Middle income rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Middle income ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Middle income?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Middle 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.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle income

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle income
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.5%

Rank

10th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.4006 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 1991

All-time low

0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1990–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle 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

The most recent figure for carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income is 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income peaked at 0.4006 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, in 2024.

Middle income ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 income, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) in Middle income, 1990 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Change
1990	0.3971 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	—
1991	0.4006 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.9%
1992	0.3926 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-2.0%
1993	0.3885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.0%
1994	0.383 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.4%
1995	0.3906 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+2.0%
1996	0.373 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-4.5%
1997	0.367 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.6%
1998	0.3624 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.2%
1999	0.3502 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-3.4%
2000	0.347 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.9%
2001	0.3449 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.6%
2002	0.3454 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.1%
2003	0.3562 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+3.1%
2004	0.363 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+1.9%
2005	0.367 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+1.1%
2006	0.3663 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.2%
2007	0.3619 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.2%
2008	0.3548 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.9%
2009	0.3545 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.1%
2010	0.3546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.0%
2011	0.3577 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.9%
2012	0.3525 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.5%
2013	0.3462 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.8%
2014	0.3361 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-2.9%
2015	0.3196 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-4.9%
2016	0.3077 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-3.7%
2017	0.3006 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-2.3%
2018	0.2975 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.0%
2019	0.2922 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.8%
2020	0.294 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.6%
2021	0.2902 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-1.3%
2022	0.2816 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-3.0%
2023	0.2793 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.8%
2024	0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-2.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.3805 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3502 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.4006 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3561 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3449 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.367 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3265 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2922 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3577 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2835 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.294 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Middle income

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
12 Bahrain 0.4047 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
13 China 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Middle income

Capture fisheries production 62.98 million metric tons (2024)
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 10,728 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.05 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24,156 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 94.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4,654 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2,351 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,098 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total fisheries production 194.16 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income was 0.2722 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 income?: The highest recorded value was 0.4006 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1991.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024.
How does Middle income rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Middle income ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle 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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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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 $.