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Countries by carbon intensity of the economy
CO₂ emitted per dollar of GDP (Global Carbon Budget, Maddison Project). 164 countries ranked for 2022 (kg per $).
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| 1 |  North Korea | 1.39 kg per $ | +29.4% | ▲ 2 |
| 2 |  Turkmenistan | 1.05 kg per $ | +37.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 kg per $ | -7.7% | ▼ 1 |
| 4 |  Mongolia | 0.9 kg per $ | -22.3% | ▼ 3 |
| 5 |  Venezuela | 0.72 kg per $ | +118.7% | ▲ 37 |
| 6 |  Libya | 0.65 kg per $ | +55.0% | ▲ 19 |
| 7 |  Bahrain | 0.64 kg per $ | +7.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 8 |  Syria | 0.6 kg per $ | +27.9% | ▲ 10 |
| 9 |  South Africa | 0.59 kg per $ | -15.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan | 0.55 kg per $ | -15.9% | ▼ 3 |
| 11 |  Lesotho | 0.54 kg per $ | -9.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 12 |  Kuwait | 0.53 kg per $ | +12.1% | ▲ 5 |
| 13 |  Iran | 0.49 kg per $ | +8.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 14 |  Zimbabwe | 0.47 kg per $ | -4.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 15 |  Ukraine | 0.46 kg per $ | -28.2% | ▼ 7 |
| 16 |  Russia | 0.45 kg per $ | -9.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 17 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.44 kg per $ | -29.6% | ▼ 8 |
| 18 |  Oman | 0.44 kg per $ | +0.7% | ▲ 5 |
| 19 |  China | 0.43 kg per $ | -34.3% | ▼ 13 |
| 20 |  Iraq | 0.41 kg per $ | +20.5% | ▲ 19 |
| 21 |  Laos | 0.41 kg per $ | +279.6% | ▲ 122 |
| 22 |  Jamaica | 0.4 kg per $ | -4.1% | ▲ 4 |
| 23 |  Vietnam | 0.39 kg per $ | +24.0% | ▲ 22 |
| 24 |  Barbados | 0.39 kg per $ | -15.2% | ▼ 4 |
| 25 |  Republic of Serbia | 0.38 kg per $ | -21.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 26 |  Equatorial Guinea | 0.37 kg per $ | +71.0% | ▲ 61 |
| 27 |  Republic of the Congo | 0.37 kg per $ | +112.1% | ▲ 80 |
| 28 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.37 kg per $ | -14.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 29 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0.36 kg per $ | -20.6% | ▼ 10 |
| 30 |  Bulgaria | 0.34 kg per $ | -22.6% | ▼ 8 |
| 31 |  Mauritania | 0.34 kg per $ | +48.0% | ▲ 50 |
| 32 |  Belarus | 0.33 kg per $ | -8.7% | ▲ 6 |
| 33 |  Algeria | 0.32 kg per $ | +19.1% | ▲ 25 |
| 34 |  Malaysia | 0.32 kg per $ | -11.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 35 |  Cambodia | 0.32 kg per $ | +120.7% | ▲ 84 |
| 36 |  Comoros | 0.32 kg per $ | +129.0% | ▲ 89 |
| 37 |  Lebanon | 0.32 kg per $ | -3.4% | ▲ 6 |
| 38 |  Canada | 0.31 kg per $ | -18.2% | ▼ 8 |
| 39 |  Uzbekistan | 0.3 kg per $ | -43.2% | ▼ 26 |
| 40 |  Bolivia | 0.3 kg per $ | -2.3% | ▲ 6 |
| 41 |  Estonia | 0.3 kg per $ | -49.2% | ▼ 30 |
| 42 |  Saint Lucia | 0.3 kg per $ | -1.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 43 |  Mozambique | 0.3 kg per $ | +107.0% | ▲ 79 |
| 44 |  Qatar | 0.29 kg per $ | -5.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 45 |  Australia | 0.29 kg per $ | -24.9% | ▼ 17 |
| 46 |  South Korea | 0.28 kg per $ | -25.5% | ▼ 17 |
| 47 |  Czechia | 0.28 kg per $ | -31.1% | ▼ 20 |
| 48 |  Cuba | 0.28 kg per $ | -24.8% | ▼ 14 |
| 49 |  Senegal | 0.27 kg per $ | +16.2% | ▲ 26 |
| 50 |  India | 0.27 kg per $ | -15.1% | ▼ 6 |
| 51 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.27 kg per $ | -26.3% | ▼ 14 |
| 52 |  United States | 0.26 kg per $ | -23.1% | ▼ 12 |
| 53 |  North Macedonia | 0.26 kg per $ | -30.1% | ▼ 18 |
| 54 |  Poland | 0.26 kg per $ | -32.6% | ▼ 22 |
| 55 |  Dominica | 0.24 kg per $ | -4.7% | ▲ 7 |
| 56 |  Thailand | 0.24 kg per $ | -13.6% | = |
| 57 |  Ecuador | 0.24 kg per $ | +1.3% | ▲ 15 |
| 58 |  Tunisia | 0.24 kg per $ | -2.5% | ▲ 10 |
| 59 |  Honduras | 0.24 kg per $ | -2.9% | ▲ 10 |
| 60 |  Azerbaijan | 0.24 kg per $ | +6.8% | ▲ 26 |
| 61 |  Mali | 0.23 kg per $ | +91.7% | ▲ 77 |
| 62 |  Jordan | 0.23 kg per $ | -23.6% | ▼ 10 |
| 63 |  Iceland | 0.23 kg per $ | -24.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 64 |  Morocco | 0.22 kg per $ | -3.4% | ▲ 12 |
| 65 |  Mexico | 0.22 kg per $ | -21.2% | ▼ 10 |
| 66 |  Taiwan | 0.22 kg per $ | -26.9% | ▼ 17 |
| 67 |  Greece | 0.22 kg per $ | -40.9% | ▼ 34 |
| 68 |  Indonesia | 0.22 kg per $ | -2.7% | ▲ 16 |
| 69 |  Moldova | 0.22 kg per $ | -17.8% | ▼ 9 |
| 70 |  Japan | 0.22 kg per $ | -24.7% | ▼ 16 |
| 71 |  Argentina | 0.22 kg per $ | -6.9% | ▲ 6 |
| 72 |  Slovakia | 0.21 kg per $ | -28.6% | ▼ 19 |
| 73 |  Tajikistan | 0.21 kg per $ | +80.9% | ▲ 67 |
| 74 |  Cyprus | 0.21 kg per $ | -24.3% | ▼ 17 |
| 75 |  Seychelles | 0.21 kg per $ | -1.9% | ▲ 15 |
| 76 |  Liberia | 0.2 kg per $ | -21.2% | ▼ 15 |
| 77 |  Luxembourg | 0.2 kg per $ | -47.1% | ▼ 46 |
| 78 |  Montenegro | 0.2 kg per $ | -15.6% | = |
| 79 |  Palestine | 0.2 kg per $ | +84.0% | ▲ 67 |
| 80 |  Armenia | 0.19 kg per $ | -10.2% | ▲ 8 |
| 81 |  Togo | 0.19 kg per $ | -23.8% | ▼ 17 |
| 82 |  Afghanistan | 0.19 kg per $ | +16.5% | ▲ 30 |
| 83 |  Chile | 0.19 kg per $ | -13.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 84 |  Peru | 0.19 kg per $ | +8.6% | ▲ 22 |
| 85 |  Botswana | 0.19 kg per $ | +0.0% | ▲ 11 |
| 86 |  Turkey | 0.19 kg per $ | -25.9% | ▼ 20 |
| 87 |  Israel | 0.19 kg per $ | -44.1% | ▼ 46 |
| 88 |  Benin | 0.18 kg per $ | -23.8% | ▼ 17 |
| 89 |  Nepal | 0.18 kg per $ | +108.0% | ▲ 63 |
| 90 |  Slovenia | 0.18 kg per $ | -39.2% | ▼ 42 |
| 91 |  Belgium | 0.18 kg per $ | -24.8% | ▼ 21 |
| 92 |  Burkina Faso | 0.18 kg per $ | +53.5% | ▲ 49 |
| 93 |  Gambia | 0.17 kg per $ | +22.5% | ▲ 30 |
| 94 |  Croatia | 0.17 kg per $ | -27.4% | ▼ 21 |
| 95 |  Germany | 0.17 kg per $ | -26.9% | ▼ 21 |
| 96 |  Egypt | 0.17 kg per $ | -23.7% | ▼ 13 |
| 97 |  Guinea | 0.17 kg per $ | +0.6% | ▲ 13 |
| 98 |  Yemen | 0.17 kg per $ | -16.6% | ▼ 7 |
| 99 |  Georgia | 0.17 kg per $ | -4.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 100 |  Haiti | 0.16 kg per $ | +18.8% | ▲ 26 |
| 101 |  São Tomé and Principe | 0.16 kg per $ | -12.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 102 |  Dominican Republic | 0.16 kg per $ | -9.9% | ▼ 3 |
| 103 |  Djibouti | 0.16 kg per $ | +13.3% | ▲ 18 |
| 104 |  Finland | 0.16 kg per $ | -35.9% | ▼ 39 |
| 105 |  Pakistan | 0.16 kg per $ | -5.8% | ▲ 3 |
| 106 |  Gabon | 0.16 kg per $ | -8.6% | ▼ 2 |
| 107 |  Mauritius | 0.16 kg per $ | -11.6% | ▼ 7 |
| 108 |  Zambia | 0.16 kg per $ | +95.1% | ▲ 45 |
| 109 |  Hungary | 0.16 kg per $ | -30.0% | ▼ 29 |
| 110 |  Italy | 0.16 kg per $ | -19.3% | ▼ 17 |
| 111 |  New Zealand | 0.16 kg per $ | -35.4% | ▼ 44 |
| 112 |  Nicaragua | 0.16 kg per $ | -13.3% | ▼ 11 |
| 113 |  Namibia | 0.16 kg per $ | -6.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 114 |  Austria | 0.15 kg per $ | -19.4% | ▼ 19 |
| 115 |  Lithuania | 0.15 kg per $ | -33.3% | ▼ 36 |
| 116 |  Brazil | 0.15 kg per $ | -7.9% | ▼ 3 |
| 117 |  Philippines | 0.15 kg per $ | +8.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 118 |  Netherlands | 0.15 kg per $ | -35.6% | ▼ 36 |
| 119 |  Romania | 0.15 kg per $ | -42.5% | ▼ 56 |
| 120 |  Spain | 0.14 kg per $ | -25.8% | ▼ 26 |
| 121 |  Ghana | 0.14 kg per $ | +5.9% | ▲ 11 |
| 122 |  Cabo Verde | 0.14 kg per $ | -7.8% | ▼ 7 |
| 123 |  Portugal | 0.14 kg per $ | -30.3% | ▼ 31 |
| 124 |  El Salvador | 0.13 kg per $ | -2.9% | ▲ 5 |
| 125 |  Angola | 0.13 kg per $ | -21.8% | ▼ 16 |
| 126 |  Guatemala | 0.13 kg per $ | +17.3% | ▲ 16 |
| 127 |  Latvia | 0.13 kg per $ | -30.6% | ▼ 29 |
| 128 |  Niger | 0.13 kg per $ | +0.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 129 |  Albania | 0.12 kg per $ | -29.9% | ▼ 27 |
| 130 |  Panama | 0.12 kg per $ | -17.9% | ▼ 14 |
| 131 |  Sierra Leone | 0.12 kg per $ | +36.3% | ▲ 18 |
| 132 |  Colombia | 0.12 kg per $ | -17.2% | ▼ 14 |
| 133 |  Bangladesh | 0.12 kg per $ | -8.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 134 |  Ivory Coast | 0.12 kg per $ | -11.9% | ▼ 4 |
| 135 |  United Kingdom | 0.12 kg per $ | -44.9% | ▼ 46 |
| 136 |  Ireland | 0.12 kg per $ | -32.0% | ▼ 31 |
| 137 |  Cameroon | 0.12 kg per $ | -12.6% | ▼ 6 |
| 138 |  Nigeria | 0.12 kg per $ | -4.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 139 |  Paraguay | 0.12 kg per $ | +7.4% | ▲ 6 |
| 140 |  Chad | 0.12 kg per $ | +43.2% | ▲ 14 |
| 141 |  France | 0.11 kg per $ | -25.5% | ▼ 24 |
| 142 |  Madagascar | 0.11 kg per $ | +21.1% | ▲ 8 |
| 143 |  Myanmar | 0.11 kg per $ | +94.6% | ▲ 14 |
| 144 |  Uruguay | 0.11 kg per $ | -24.8% | ▼ 24 |
| 145 |  Kenya | 0.11 kg per $ | +17.4% | ▲ 3 |
| 146 |  Eswatini | 0.11 kg per $ | -24.6% | ▼ 22 |
| 147 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0.11 kg per $ | +100.0% | ▲ 14 |
| 148 |  Singapore | 0.11 kg per $ | -23.2% | ▼ 20 |
| 149 |  Central African Republic | 0.1 kg per $ | +152.5% | ▲ 15 |
| 150 |  Costa Rica | 0.1 kg per $ | -17.4% | ▼ 14 |
| 151 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 0.1 kg per $ | +4.2% | ▼ 4 |
| 152 |  Denmark | 0.1 kg per $ | -40.9% | ▼ 38 |
| 153 |  Malta | 0.1 kg per $ | -63.5% | ▼ 94 |
| 154 |  Burundi | 0.1 kg per $ | +74.5% | ▲ 6 |
| 155 |  Hong Kong S.A.R. | 0.09 kg per $ | -35.8% | ▼ 22 |
| 156 |  Norway | 0.09 kg per $ | -21.3% | ▼ 12 |
| 157 |  Sweden | 0.07 kg per $ | -37.3% | ▼ 18 |
| 158 |  Sri Lanka | 0.07 kg per $ | +0.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 159 |  Rwanda | 0.07 kg per $ | +50.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 160 |  Malawi | 0.07 kg per $ | +21.4% | ▼ 2 |
| 161 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.07 kg per $ | +30.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 162 |  Ethiopia | 0.06 kg per $ | -8.7% | ▼ 6 |
| 163 |  Uganda | 0.06 kg per $ | +7.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 164 |  Switzerland | 0.06 kg per $ | -33.7% | ▼ 13 |
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