What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 0.8124 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1995.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5772 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1974.

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.5%

Rank

6th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.8124 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1995

All-time low

0.5772 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1974

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP for carbon intensity of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.8124 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5772 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1974.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.6316 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.6171 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1972	0.6042 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1973	0.6268 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1974	0.5772 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1975	0.5861 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1976	0.5975 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1977	0.5981 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1978	0.6272 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1979	0.6178 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1980	0.6162 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1981	0.5869 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1982	0.6415 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1983	0.68 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1984	0.6718 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1985	0.6974 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1986	0.7257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1987	0.7596 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1988	0.7735 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1989	0.7843 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1990	0.7335 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1991	0.7505 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1992	0.7533 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1993	0.7787 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1994	0.812 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1995	0.8124 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1996	0.7974 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1997	0.8001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1998	0.7758 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1999	0.7844 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2000	0.7668 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2001	0.7889 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2002	0.7977 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2003	0.7903 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2004	0.7773 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2005	0.7862 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2006	0.785 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2007	0.7841 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2008	0.7913 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2009	0.8086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2010	0.8038 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2011	0.7929 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2012	0.8008 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2013	0.7972 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2014	0.8014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2015	0.7923 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2016	0.7722 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2017	0.776 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2018	0.7495 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2019	0.7596 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2020	0.7847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2021	0.7835 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2022	0.7531 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2023	0.7454 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2024	0.742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.6083 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5772 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6316 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.6937 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5869 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7843 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.7798 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7335 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8124 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.7876 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7668 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.7845 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7495 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8038 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.7617 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

3 Syria 1.94 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
4 Mongolia 1.7 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
5 Iran 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 Russia 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 105.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 31.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.873 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7954 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,082 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 328.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3,306 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 164.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 673.36 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.742 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.8124 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1995.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5772 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1974.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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: 17 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$.