What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 2.51 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1978.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.3%

Rank

8th

of 47 groups

All-time high

2.51 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1978

All-time low

0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, carbon intensity of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.51 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2024.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	2.4 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	2.25 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1972	2.27 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1973	2.19 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1974	2.16 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1975	2.27 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1976	2.31 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1977	2.43 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1978	2.51 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1979	2.41 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1980	2.2 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1981	2.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1982	2.03 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1983	1.98 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1984	1.9 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1985	1.79 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1986	1.77 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1987	1.74 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1988	1.7 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1989	1.67 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1990	1.65 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1991	1.62 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1992	1.52 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1993	1.48 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1994	1.41 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1995	1.42 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1996	1.31 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1997	1.27 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1998	1.25 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1999	1.16 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2000	1.14 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2001	1.12 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2002	1.11 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2003	1.16 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2004	1.21 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2005	1.23 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2006	1.22 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2007	1.17 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2008	1.11 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2009	1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2010	1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2011	1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2012	1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2013	1.02 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2014	0.9657 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2015	0.8998 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2016	0.8486 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2017	0.814 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2018	0.8045 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2019	0.7831 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2020	0.7783 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2021	0.7549 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2022	0.7349 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2023	0.7277 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2024	0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.32 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	2.16 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	2.51 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	1.89 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.67 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	2.2 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.41 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.16 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.65 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.16 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.23 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.9359 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7831 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.7399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7783 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.55 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
6 Ukraine 1.5 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
7 Turkmenistan 1.32 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
8 Iraq 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
9 Russian Federation 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.23 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
11 South Africa 1.2 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,345 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3,203 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,582 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 41.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total fisheries production 141.65 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 32.85 million metric tons (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 15,236 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.21 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 7,482 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 80.21 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Carbon intensity of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 2.51 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1978.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.