What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 2.4 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1991.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5466 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970.

How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high 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)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.8%

Rank

18th

of 47 groups

All-time high

2.4 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1991

All-time low

0.5466 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP for carbon intensity of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 2.4 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5466 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1970.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.5466 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.5491 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1972	0.5784 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1973	0.6015 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1974	0.5929 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1975	0.5967 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1976	0.586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1977	0.6088 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1978	0.5958 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1979	0.5675 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1980	0.6264 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+10.4%
1981	0.595 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1982	0.6069 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1983	0.6008 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1984	0.5893 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1985	0.6298 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1986	0.6923 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1987	2.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+207.6%
1988	2.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1989	2.07 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1990	2.39 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+15.1%
1991	2.4 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1992	2.27 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1993	2.07 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1994	2.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1995	1.93 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1996	1.72 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1997	1.6 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1998	1.58 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1999	1.57 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2000	1.52 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2001	1.48 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2002	1.44 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2003	1.43 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2004	1.31 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2005	1.22 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2006	1.19 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2007	1.16 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2008	1.15 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2009	1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2010	1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2011	1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2012	1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2013	0.9335 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2014	0.8489 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2015	0.775 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2016	0.784 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2017	0.766 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2018	0.7476 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2019	0.7091 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2020	0.7132 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2021	0.698 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2022	0.6319 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2023	0.6051 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2024	0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Carbon intensity of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1987	+207.6%	0.6923 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	2.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.5823 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5466 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6088 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5893 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	2.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.95 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.57 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	2.4 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.3 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.52 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.8699 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7091 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.6472 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7132 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

15 Viet Nam 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
16 Kazakhstan 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
17 Kyrgyzstan 1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
18 Kuwait 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
20 Bahrain 0.9233 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
21 India 0.9184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 222.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 154.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 110.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 4.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total fisheries production 1.65 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 777,403 metric tons (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,242 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 453.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3.82 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.5879 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 2.4 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1991.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5466 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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 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$.