What is carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income was 0.6594 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 income?

The highest recorded value was 1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1990.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Middle income rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Middle 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 Middle income

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle 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)

Middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.4%

Rank

14th

of 47 groups

All-time high

1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1990

All-time low

0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Middle 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 Middle income is 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income peaked at 1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Middle income 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Middle income, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.8851 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.8426 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1972	0.8434 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1973	0.8454 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1974	0.8307 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1975	0.8551 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1976	0.8595 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1977	0.8791 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1978	0.9075 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1979	0.9062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1980	0.866 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1981	0.8526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1982	0.8638 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1983	0.8821 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1984	0.8911 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1985	0.8771 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1986	0.8888 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1987	1.02 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1988	1.02 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1989	1.02 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1990	1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1991	1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1992	1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1993	1.03 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1994	0.9999 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1995	1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1996	0.9676 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1997	0.9467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1998	0.9309 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1999	0.9002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2000	0.8904 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2001	0.885 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2002	0.8856 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2003	0.9109 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2004	0.9259 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2005	0.932 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2006	0.9255 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2007	0.9083 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2008	0.8864 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2009	0.8823 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2010	0.8799 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2011	0.8834 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2012	0.8684 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2013	0.8509 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2014	0.8247 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2015	0.7829 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2016	0.7543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2017	0.7357 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2018	0.7273 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2019	0.7129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2020	0.7117 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2021	0.7003 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2022	0.6812 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2023	0.6759 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2024	0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.8654 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8307 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.9075 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.9183 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.02 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.9997 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.9002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.9032 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8823 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.932 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.802 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8834 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.6857 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7117 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Middle income

11 South Africa 1.2 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
12 Trinidad and Tobago 1.2 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
13 Libya 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
14 Oman 1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
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

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Middle income

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,098 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4,654 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2,351 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 94.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total fisheries production 194.16 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 62.98 million metric tons (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24,156 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.05 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 10,728 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 113.8 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Middle income was 0.6594 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 income?: The highest recorded value was 1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Middle income rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle 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$.