What is carbon intensity of gdp in Low income?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Low income was 0.2615 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 Low income?

The highest recorded value was 0.4442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2007.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.2122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1972.

How does Low income rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Low income ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Low 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 Low income

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Low 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)

Low income: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.8%

Rank

40th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.4442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2007

All-time low

0.2122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1972

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Low 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

Low income recorded 0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP for carbon intensity of gdp in 2024.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Low income peaked at 0.4442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1972.

That places Low income 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Carbon intensity of GDP in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Low income, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.2246 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.2152 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1972	0.2122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1973	0.2214 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1974	0.2334 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1975	0.2327 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1976	0.2387 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1977	0.248 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1978	0.2511 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1979	0.2937 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+17.0%
1980	0.3022 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1981	0.309 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1982	0.3111 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1983	0.3461 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1984	0.3633 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1985	0.3445 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1986	0.3461 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1987	0.3883 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1988	0.3822 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1989	0.3681 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1990	0.4008 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+8.9%
1991	0.4167 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1992	0.4114 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1993	0.4045 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1994	0.4382 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1995	0.4379 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1996	0.4398 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1997	0.4295 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1998	0.4307 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1999	0.4275 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2000	0.4241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2001	0.4206 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2002	0.4063 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2003	0.411 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2004	0.4047 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2005	0.4355 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2006	0.4386 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2007	0.4442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2008	0.441 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2009	0.4312 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2010	0.4117 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2011	0.4114 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2012	0.387 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2013	0.3549 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2014	0.3514 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2015	0.3299 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2016	0.3253 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2017	0.3379 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2018	0.3513 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2019	0.3491 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2020	0.3342 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2021	0.3508 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2022	0.3355 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2023	0.2692 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-19.8%
2024	0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2371 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2937 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3461 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3022 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3883 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.4237 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4008 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4398 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4047 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.361 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3253 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4117 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3102 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3508 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Low income

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
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

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Low income

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 68.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 56.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 19.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 7.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total fisheries production 4.06 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 3.18 million metric tons (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 224.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3047 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 47.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2932 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Low income →

Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Low income?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Low income was 0.2615 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 Low income?: The highest recorded value was 0.4442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2007.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Low income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1972.
How does Low income rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Low income ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Low income?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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$.