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Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita, 2019

Carbon intensity represents the quantity of CO₂ emitted per unit of energy consumption – it's measured in kilograms of CO₂ emitted per kilowatt-hour of energy.

GDP per capita (int.-$)$10,000$100,000$5,000$20,000$50,000Carbonintensity(CO₂perunitenergy)AlgeriaAlgeriaArgentinaArgentinaAustraliaAustraliaAzerbaijanAzerbaijanBangladeshBangladeshCroatiaCroatiaCyprusCyprusDenmarkDenmarkIndiaIndiaIraqIraqIrelandIrelandMoroccoMoroccoPolandPolandSwitzerlandSwitzerlandThailandThailandAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaNo data

Source: Our World in Data based on the Global Carbon Project, BP and Shift Energy Data Portal, Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank

Note: GDP per capita is measured in constant international-$ which corrects for inflation and cross-country price differences.

OurWorldInData.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions •
1990
2019

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