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CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added (kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$) by country

This indicator presents CO2 emissions that can be attributed to each dollar generated from manufacturing value add. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 9.4.1: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2015 United...

Countries reporting
136
Highest
3.51 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$
North Korea
Lowest
0.01 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
0.325 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
2,433

What the numbers show

CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added (kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$) is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 3.51 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ in North Korea; the lowest is 0.01 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.325 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$, and the mean is 0.5951 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 351.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 580.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 89.2%).

CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 North Korea 3.51 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 69.3% falling
2 Nepal 2.72 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 223.8% rising
3 Kazakhstan 2.7 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 16.9% rising
4 Syria 2.6 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 30.9% volatile
5 Ukraine 2.54 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 35.5% falling
6 Libya 2.4 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 471.4% volatile
7 Oman 2.25 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 3.8% rising
8 Iraq 2.15 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 2.4% rising
9 Hong Kong 2.09 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 33.1% rising
10 Kuwait 1.93 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 41.9% rising
11 United Arab Emirates 1.85 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 10.8% rising
12 Vietnam 1.84 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 29.6% rising
13 Iran 1.77 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 5.3% rising
14 India 1.48 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 1.3% flat
15 Saudi Arabia 1.47 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 7.0% falling
16 Pakistan 1.41 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 13.0% falling
17 Albania 1.4 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 28.4% falling
18 Russia 1.39 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 54.4% rising
19 Curacao 1.29 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 53.4% falling
20 Moldova 1.14 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 14.9% rising
21 Gabon 1.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 32.9% rising
23 Algeria 1.04 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 5.5% rising
23 Mongolia 1.04 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 46.7% rising
25 Tajikistan 1.01 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 — volatile
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.94 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 17.5% falling
27 Haiti 0.9 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 5.3% rising
28 Ethiopia 0.87 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 37.0% falling
28 Montenegro 0.87 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 52.5% falling
30 Georgia 0.85 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 112.5% rising
31 Cuba 0.84 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 18.3% falling
32 Qatar 0.81 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 42.1% falling
33 Tunisia 0.77 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 4.9% flat
34 Trinidad and Tobago 0.76 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 43.7% falling
35 China 0.73 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 47.5% falling
36 Serbia 0.7 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 54.8% falling
37 Tanzania 0.67 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 109.4% rising
38 North Macedonia 0.66 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 69.4% falling
39 Kyrgyzstan 0.63 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 49.6% falling
40 Kenya 0.61 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 32.6% rising
41 Egypt 0.59 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 38.5% falling
42 Azerbaijan 0.57 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 40.0% volatile
42 Bolivia 0.57 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 9.6% rising
42 Uzbekistan 0.57 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 65.0% falling
45 Bulgaria 0.55 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 57.0% volatile
46 Togo 0.54 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 107.7% falling
47 Cyprus 0.53 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 27.4% falling
48 Panama 0.52 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 13.3% rising
49 Brazil 0.5 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 22.0% rising
49 Indonesia 0.5 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 40.5% falling
51 Senegal 0.48 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 33.3% rising
52 Venezuela 0.47 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 67.9% flat
53 Niger 0.46 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 unchanged rising
54 Malaysia 0.44 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 47.6% falling
55 Bangladesh 0.43 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 19.4% rising
55 Colombia 0.43 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 unchanged falling
55 Thailand 0.43 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 unchanged falling
58 Turkey 0.41 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 37.9% falling
59 Jamaica 0.4 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 48.1% rising
60 Australia 0.39 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 11.4% falling
60 Morocco 0.39 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 42.6% falling
62 Slovakia 0.38 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 46.5% volatile
63 Honduras 0.36 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 35.7% rising
64 Bahrain 0.34 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 580.0% volatile
64 Belarus 0.34 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 20.9% falling
64 Canada 0.34 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 unchanged falling
67 Argentina 0.33 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 17.5% falling
67 Armenia 0.33 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 79.4% volatile
67 Benin 0.33 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 175.0% rising
70 Jordan 0.32 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 34.7% falling
70 Poland 0.32 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 50.0% volatile
72 Croatia 0.31 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 29.5% falling
72 Lebanon 0.31 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 121.4% falling
72 Mexico 0.31 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 6.1% flat
72 Nicaragua 0.31 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 35.4% falling
76 Belgium 0.3 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 14.3% falling
76 Dominican Republic 0.3 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 3.4% rising
76 Ghana 0.3 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 25.0% rising
76 Luxembourg 0.3 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 14.3% falling
76 Peru 0.3 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 31.8% falling
81 Greece 0.29 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 17.1% falling
82 Cote d'Ivoire 0.28 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 180.0% rising
82 Iceland 0.28 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 31.7% falling
82 New Zealand 0.28 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 21.7% rising
82 El Salvador 0.28 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 30.0% falling
86 Netherlands 0.27 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 3.6% falling
86 Romania 0.27 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 55.7% falling
88 Hungary 0.25 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 13.6% falling
89 Philippines 0.24 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 27.3% falling
90 Czechia 0.23 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 52.1% volatile
91 Chile 0.22 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 21.4% falling
91 Singapore 0.22 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 69.2% rising
93 Brunei 0.21 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 76.9% volatile
93 Japan 0.21 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 19.2% falling
93 Mauritius 0.21 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 32.3% falling
93 Norway 0.21 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 unchanged falling
97 Cambodia 0.2 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 122.2% rising
97 Portugal 0.2 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 28.6% falling
99 Guatemala 0.18 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 14.3% flat
99 United States 0.18 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 14.3% falling
101 Spain 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 39.3% falling
101 South Korea 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 34.6% falling
101 Latvia 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 48.5% falling
101 Mozambique 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 19.0% rising
101 Sudan 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 29.2% falling
101 Slovenia 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 29.2% falling
107 Ecuador 0.16 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 40.7% falling
107 Finland 0.16 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 5.9% falling
107 Myanmar 0.16 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 56.8% volatile
107 South Sudan 0.16 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 77.8% rising
111 Austria 0.15 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 6.2% falling
111 Estonia 0.15 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 65.9% falling
111 Nigeria 0.15 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 40.0% falling
114 France 0.14 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 30.0% falling
114 Lithuania 0.14 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 44.0% falling
116 Angola 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 69.8% falling
116 Congo 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 225.0% volatile
116 United Kingdom 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 31.6% falling
119 Germany 0.12 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 20.0% falling
119 Turkmenistan 0.12 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 42.9% falling
121 Costa Rica 0.11 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 21.4% falling
121 Italy 0.11 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 45.0% falling
121 Uruguay 0.11 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 unchanged falling
124 Botswana 0.1 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 89.2% volatile
124 Israel 0.1 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 233.3% volatile
126 Suriname 0.09 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 28.6% volatile
127 Denmark 0.08 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 33.3% falling
127 Sweden 0.08 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 33.3% falling
129 Eritrea 0.07 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 36.4% falling
130 Cameroon 0.05 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 37.5% flat
130 Sri Lanka 0.05 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 58.3% falling
130 Malta 0.05 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 25.0% volatile
130 Paraguay 0.05 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 up 66.7% falling
134 Switzerland 0.04 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 20.0% falling
135 Ireland 0.03 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 66.7% falling
136 Namibia 0.02 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 unchanged falling
137 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.01 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 2017 down 66.7% flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added (kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$)
Unit
kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
137 places, 2,433 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed

This indicator presents CO2 emissions that can be attributed to each dollar generated from manufacturing value add. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 9.4.1: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2015 United States dollars).