Carbon intensity of GDP in Tunisia

Tunisia: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.6543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
36th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 1989
All-time low
0.5885 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Tunisia, 1970–2024

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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 Tunisia stood at 0.6543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Tunisia peaked at 0.8694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5885 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1976.

Tunisia ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Carbon intensity of GDP in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Tunisia, 1970 to 2024.
Year kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Change
1970 0.6994 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
1971 0.6348 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -9.2%
1972 0.6069 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.4%
1973 0.614 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.2%
1974 0.6262 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.0%
1975 0.595 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -5.0%
1976 0.5885 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.1%
1977 0.6405 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +8.8%
1978 0.6679 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.3%
1979 0.74 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +10.8%
1980 0.7594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.6%
1981 0.7442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.0%
1982 0.7271 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.3%
1983 0.807 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +11.0%
1984 0.7951 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.5%
1985 0.7787 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.1%
1986 0.8134 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.5%
1987 0.7709 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -5.2%
1988 0.8198 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +6.3%
1989 0.8694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +6.1%
1990 0.8393 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.5%
1991 0.8338 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.7%
1992 0.8222 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.4%
1993 0.8345 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.5%
1994 0.814 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.4%
1995 0.8124 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.2%
1996 0.7821 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.7%
1997 0.7643 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.3%
1998 0.7615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.4%
1999 0.7548 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.9%
2000 0.7554 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.1%
2001 0.7582 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.4%
2002 0.7403 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.4%
2003 0.7001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -5.4%
2004 0.6973 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.4%
2005 0.6924 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.7%
2006 0.6801 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.8%
2007 0.6569 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.4%
2008 0.6414 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.4%
2009 0.621 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.2%
2010 0.6593 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +6.2%
2011 0.6375 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.3%
2012 0.6577 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.2%
2013 0.6416 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.4%
2014 0.6662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.8%
2015 0.6711 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.7%
2016 0.6451 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.9%
2017 0.6401 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.8%
2018 0.6216 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.9%
2019 0.6132 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.3%
2020 0.6397 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.3%
2021 0.6597 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.1%
2022 0.6284 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.7%
2023 0.6448 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.6%
2024 0.6543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6413 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5885 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.74 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.7885 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7271 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.8019 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7548 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8393 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.6943 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.621 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7582 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.6453 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6132 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6711 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.6454 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6284 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6597 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 33 Malaysia 0.7004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  2. 34 Brunei Darussalam 0.6847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  3. 35 Indonesia 0.6559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  4. 37 Azerbaijan 0.6486 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  5. 38 Tajikistan 0.6165 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  6. 39 Egypt 0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Tunisia?
Carbon intensity of gdp in Tunisia was 0.6543 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1989.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5885 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1976.
How does Tunisia rank for carbon intensity of gdp?
Tunisia ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia 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
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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$.