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CO₂ intensity by country

CO₂ emissions per unit of GDP · kg per US$ (2011 PPP) · 164 countries ranked · 2022

Rank 1 = best (lower is better for this indicator).25 of 164
  1. 1SwitzerlandWorld rank 1st of 164
    down −10.6 %
  2. 2UgandaWorld rank 2nd of 164
    down −6.3 %
  3. 3EthiopiaWorld rank 3rd of 164
    down −11.3 %
  4. 4DR CongoWorld rank 4th of 164
    up +30.0 %
  5. 5MalawiWorld rank 5th of 164
    up +6.3 %
  6. 6RwandaWorld rank 6th of 164
    up +7.8 %
  7. 7Sri LankaWorld rank 7th of 164
    down −4.0 %
  8. 8SwedenWorld rank 8th of 164
    down −7.5 %
  9. 9NorwayWorld rank 9th of 164
    down −3.4 %
  10. 10Hong KongWorld rank 10th of 164
    down −5.5 %
  11. 11BurundiWorld rank 11th of 164
    up +11.6 %
  12. 12DenmarkWorld rank 12th of 164
    down −5.8 %
  13. 13MaltaWorld rank 12th of 164
    up +3.2 %
  14. 14TanzaniaWorld rank 14th of 164
    up +6.5 %
  15. 15Costa RicaWorld rank 15th of 164
    unchanged +0.0 %
  16. up +3.1 %
  17. 17Guinea-BissauWorld rank 17th of 164
    down −2.8 %
  18. 18SingaporeWorld rank 17th of 164
    down −5.4 %
  19. 19EswatiniWorld rank 19th of 164
    up +5.9 %
  20. 20KenyaWorld rank 20th of 164
    down −5.3 %
  21. 21MadagascarWorld rank 21st of 164
    down −5.2 %
  22. 22MyanmarWorld rank 21st of 164
    up +5.8 %
  23. 23UruguayWorld rank 21st of 164
    down −8.4 %
  24. 24FranceWorld rank 24th of 164
    down −5.9 %
  25. 25NigeriaWorld rank 25th of 164
    down −13.4 %

On the map

CO₂ intensity, 2022. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

SwitzerlandUgandaEthiopia
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Rank by year for Switzerland, Uganda, Ethiopia, 2000–2024.