What is carbon intensity of gdp in Europe & Central Asia?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Europe & Central Asia was 0.2526 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?

The highest recorded value was 0.6407 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1990.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Europe & Central Asia rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Europe & Central Asia ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Europe & Central Asia
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: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.2526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.4%

Rank

41st

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.6407 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1990

All-time low

0.2526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, 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 Europe & Central Asia stood at 0.2526 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 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.6407 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Carbon intensity of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Europe & Central Asia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.5464 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.5292 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1972	0.5239 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1973	0.5208 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1974	0.4934 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1975	0.474 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1976	0.4826 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1977	0.4645 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1978	0.4609 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1979	0.4625 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1980	0.4486 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1981	0.4279 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1982	0.41 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1983	0.3989 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1984	0.3886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1985	0.3846 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1986	0.3777 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1987	0.4456 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+18.0%
1988	0.4284 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1989	0.5584 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+30.3%
1990	0.6407 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1991	0.6282 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1992	0.5947 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1993	0.5663 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1994	0.5298 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1995	0.5145 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1996	0.5054 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1997	0.474 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1998	0.4627 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1999	0.4475 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2000	0.4332 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2001	0.4265 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2002	0.4197 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2003	0.4267 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2004	0.4145 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2005	0.4028 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2006	0.3942 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2007	0.3804 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2008	0.3721 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2009	0.36 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2010	0.3659 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2011	0.3584 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2012	0.3539 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2013	0.3429 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2014	0.3227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2015	0.3155 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2016	0.31 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2017	0.305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2018	0.2989 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2019	0.2862 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2020	0.2848 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2021	0.286 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2022	0.2673 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2023	0.2561 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2024	0.2526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Carbon intensity of GDP in Europe & Central Asia 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
1989	+30.3%	0.4284 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5584 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.4958 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4609 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5464 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4269 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3777 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5584 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.5364 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4475 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6407 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.403 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.36 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4332 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3259 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2862 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3659 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.286 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

38 Tajikistan 0.6165 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
39 Egypt 0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
40 North Macedonia 0.6034 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
41 Thailand 0.5985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
42 Mauritania 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
43 Suriname 0.5604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
44 Zimbabwe 0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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More environment data for Europe & Central Asia

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,426 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 807.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 436.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 21.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total fisheries production 18.72 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 14.45 million metric tons (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6,082 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.62 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,944 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 12.87 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Europe & Central Asia?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Europe & Central Asia was 0.2526 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?: The highest recorded value was 0.6407 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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$.