Environment > Carbon efficiency: Countries Compared

Author: Edria Murray, Staff editor

As this statistic indicates the amount of polluting emissions per GDP dollar - a low value is more desirable.

Emissions per GDP dollar is calculated by comparing <a

href=/graph/env_co2_emi&int=-1>total Carbon dioxide emissions</a> to <a

href=/graph/eco_gdp&int=-1>total GDP</a>.
In general, countries which have a high GDP also have a high rate of carbon dioxide

emissions. However a country can gain a high value in this statistic by having high total

carbon dioxide emissions, a low GDP or both.

For example: Burkina Faso has a similar GDP to Trinidad & Tobago. However the total

Carbon dioxide emissions of Trinidad and Tobago are eighteen times as high as those for

Burkina Faso, so Trinidad and Tobago has a very high value for emissions per GDP.

Carbon dioxide emissions in Burkina Faso have remained roughly static since 1998, however

emissions per GDP may appear to be lower than in the past as the GDP of Burkina Faso has

increased significantly over this time period.

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DEFINITION: Carbon economic efficiency (CO2 emissions per dollar GDP)
Units: Metric Tons/US Dollar GDP.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	6.29 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
2	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	5.94 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
3	UzbekistanUzbekistan	5.75 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
4	UkraineUkraine	5.69 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
5	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	5.67 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
6	MongoliaMongolia	5.45 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
7	United Arab EmiratesUAE	4.92 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
8	KazakhstanKazakhstan	4.78 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
9	North KoreaNorth Korea	4.72 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
10	EstoniaEstonia	3.89 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
11	RussiaRussia	3.84 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
12	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	3.74 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
13	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	3.6 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	3.5 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
14	JamaicaJamaica	3.29 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
15	IraqIraq	3.23 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
16	BulgariaBulgaria	3.15 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
17	VenezuelaVenezuela	3.04 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
18	KuwaitKuwait	2.92 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
19	MoldovaMoldova	2.91 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
20	PolandPoland	2.84 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
21	LibyaLibya	2.78 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	2.75 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
22	SyriaSyria	2.68 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
23	South AfricaSouth Africa	2.56 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
24	BelarusBelarus	2.51 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
25	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	2.5 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
26	LebanonLebanon	2.45 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	2.43 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
27	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	2.43 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
28	IranIran	2.36 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=29	TajikistanTajikistan	2.33 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=29	OmanOman	2.33 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	2.24 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
31	JordanJordan	2.16 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
32	NigeriaNigeria	2.12 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
33	AustraliaAustralia	2.07 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
34	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	2.04 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	2.04 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
35	ChinaChina	2.03 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
36	AlgeriaAlgeria	2.02 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
37	MauritaniaMauritania	2 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	1.96 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	1.93 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
38	MalaysiaMalaysia	1.92 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
39	SlovakiaSlovakia	1.89 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
40	EcuadorEcuador	1.85 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
41	RomaniaRomania	1.81 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
42	United StatesUnited States	1.77 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
43	BoliviaBolivia	1.76 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	1.75 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
44	CanadaCanada	1.69 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
45	LithuaniaLithuania	1.68 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
46	CroatiaCroatia	1.67 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	1.55 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
47	CubaCuba	1.54 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	1.52 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=48	South KoreaSouth Korea	1.51 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=48	IsraelIsrael	1.51 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=48	GreeceGreece	1.51 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
51	ThailandThailand	1.5 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
52	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	1.49 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
53	HungaryHungary	1.47 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
54	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	1.46 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=55	LatviaLatvia	1.45 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=55	EgyptEgypt	1.45 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
57	IndiaIndia	1.39 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	1.39 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	1.38 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=58	MexicoMexico	1.33 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=58	SloveniaSlovenia	1.33 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=60	DominicaDominica	1.31 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=60	TurkeyTurkey	1.31 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
62	FinlandFinland	1.28 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
63	ChileChile	1.26 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=64	NetherlandsNetherlands	1.23 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=64	IrelandIreland	1.23 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	1.22 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=66	New ZealandNew Zealand	1.19 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=66	GermanyGermany	1.19 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=68	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	1.17 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=68	TunisiaTunisia	1.17 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=70	ZimbabweZimbabwe	1.14 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=70	PakistanPakistan	1.14 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=72	IndonesiaIndonesia	1.11 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=72	ArmeniaArmenia	1.11 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
74	BelgiumBelgium	1.1 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
75	BhutanBhutan	1.09 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	1.09 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
76	DenmarkDenmark	1.08 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	1.04 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=77	PanamaPanama	1.02 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=77	BotswanaBotswana	1.02 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
79	GabonGabon	1.01 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=80	SpainSpain	1 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=80	JapanJapan	1 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	0.995 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
82	LiberiaLiberia	0.99 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
83	PortugalPortugal	0.97 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
84	HondurasHonduras	0.93 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=85	MoroccoMorocco	0.91 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=85	ItalyItaly	0.91 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=85	NicaraguaNicaragua	0.91 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
88	AustriaAustria	0.9 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
89	VietnamVietnam	0.88 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
90	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	0.86 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
91	KenyaKenya	0.85 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
92	ArgentinaArgentina	0.82 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	0.782 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=93	FranceFrance	0.78 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=93	IcelandIceland	0.78 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
95	PhilippinesPhilippines	0.77 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
96	ColombiaColombia	0.75 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
97	NorwayNorway	0.74 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
98	SenegalSenegal	0.73 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
99	BrazilBrazil	0.71 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
100	SwedenSweden	0.7 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
101	GuatemalaGuatemala	0.68 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
102	PeruPeru	0.67 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
103	El SalvadorEl Salvador	0.65 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
104	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	0.61 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=105	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	0.6 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=105	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.6 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
107	ZambiaZambia	0.58 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=108	ParaguayParaguay	0.54 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=108	AngolaAngola	0.54 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
110	UruguayUruguay	0.53 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
111	Costa RicaCosta Rica	0.51 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
112	AlbaniaAlbania	0.44 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
113	BurmaBurma	0.42 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=114	TanzaniaTanzania	0.39 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=114	TogoTogo	0.39 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=114	NigerNiger	0.39 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
117	Sri LankaSri Lanka	0.38 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
118	BeninBenin	0.37 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=119	MalawiMalawi	0.36 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=119	BangladeshBangladesh	0.36 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=119	GhanaGhana	0.36 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
122	The GambiaThe Gambia	0.34 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
123	HaitiHaiti	0.31 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=124	MadagascarMadagascar	0.3 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=124	NepalNepal	0.3 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=126	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	0.28 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=126	MozambiqueMozambique	0.28 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=128	GuineaGuinea	0.25 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=128	SudanSudan	0.25 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
130	CameroonCameroon	0.22 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
131	RwandaRwanda	0.21 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
132	MaliMali	0.18 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
133	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	0.17 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
134	BurundiBurundi	0.16 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=135	EthiopiaEthiopia	0.15 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=135	UgandaUganda	0.15 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
137	LaosLaos	0.14 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
138	CambodiaCambodia	0.12 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
139	ChadChad	0.05 CO2 emissions/$ GDP	1998
=140	SomaliaSomalia	0.0	1998
=140	NamibiaNamibia	0.0	1998

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