What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.4225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (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)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.6%

Rank

35th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.4225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (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

The most recent figure for carbon intensity of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.4225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Carbon intensity of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.4225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.3957 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1972	0.3901 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1973	0.392 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1974	0.3894 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1975	0.3848 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1976	0.3893 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1977	0.387 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1978	0.3987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1979	0.3941 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1980	0.3864 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1981	0.3834 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1982	0.3898 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1983	0.3886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1984	0.3805 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1985	0.3746 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1986	0.374 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1987	0.3781 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1988	0.3799 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1989	0.3864 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1990	0.3827 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1991	0.3834 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1992	0.3806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1993	0.3779 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1994	0.381 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1995	0.3838 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1996	0.3941 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1997	0.3934 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1998	0.3982 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1999	0.3925 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2000	0.3929 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2001	0.3922 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2002	0.3934 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2003	0.3915 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2004	0.3873 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2005	0.3825 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2006	0.3735 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2007	0.3654 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2008	0.3612 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2009	0.3595 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2010	0.3631 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2011	0.3589 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2012	0.3687 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2013	0.366 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2014	0.3648 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2015	0.3613 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2016	0.3566 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2017	0.3486 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2018	0.3339 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2019	0.3321 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2020	0.3184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2021	0.3249 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2022	0.3135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2023	0.3142 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2024	0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.3944 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3848 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3822 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.374 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3898 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.3868 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3779 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3982 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3799 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3595 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3934 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3554 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3321 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3687 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3249 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

32 China 0.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
33 Malaysia 0.7004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
34 Brunei Darussalam 0.6847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
35 Indonesia 0.6559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
36 Tunisia 0.6543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
37 Azerbaijan 0.6486 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
38 Tajikistan 0.6165 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 558.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 219.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 145.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total fisheries production 14.28 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 11.28 million metric tons (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,614 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.59 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 349.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.73 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.3121 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.4225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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$.