How have things changed?, per unit of GDP by country
How have things changed? divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
207
Highest
0.0008 metric tons per US$ of GDP
Kiribati
Lowest
0 metric tons per US$ of GDP
Luxembourg
Median
0 metric tons per US$ of GDP
Years covered
60
1965–2024
Data points
10,787
What the numbers show
How have things changed?, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 0.0008 metric tons per US$ of GDP in Kiribati; the lowest is 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 142 fell. The largest increase was in Nauru (up 18,990.7%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 99.2%).
How have things changed?, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 0.0008 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 0.0008 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 319.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Nauru | 0.0005 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 18,990.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Faroe Islands | 0.0002 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Greenland | 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Belize | 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Seychelles | 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Mauritania | 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 12 | Myanmar | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Iceland | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 16 | Namibia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Gambia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Mozambique | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cambodia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 22 | Vietnam | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Malawi | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 24 | Indonesia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Senegal | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 28 | Maldives | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Laos | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Uganda | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Comoros | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 36 | Madagascar | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Morocco | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Tanzania | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Zambia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 50.8% | falling |
| 40 | Philippines | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Somalia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 42 | Norway | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Ghana | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Suriname | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 46 | Samoa | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 47 | Oman | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Burundi | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Yemen | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Angola | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Fiji | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 52 | Georgia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 420.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Liberia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Chad | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Egypt | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 56 | China | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Thailand | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 58 | India | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 59 | East Timor | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Cameroon | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Malaysia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Nigeria | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Mali | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Congo | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Iran | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Benin | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Nepal | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Mauritius | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Honduras | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 76 | Niger | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Palau | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Russia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Venezuela | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 80 | French Polynesia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Tunisia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 84 | El Salvador | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Pakistan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Tonga | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 87 | South Korea | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 89.0% | falling |
| 89 | Colombia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 223.4% | volatile |
| 91 | American Samoa | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 92 | New Zealand | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 93 | Grenada | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Guyana | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Estonia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Kenya | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Gabon | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Argentina | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Dominica | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Eritrea | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 103 | South Africa | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Latvia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Mexico | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Denmark | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Brunei | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 406.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 892.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Armenia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Lithuania | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Sudan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 114 | Lesotho | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,751.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Paraguay | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Japan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Portugal | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Djibouti | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Malta | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Croatia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Brazil | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Greece | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Moldova | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.8% | flat |
| 128 | Haiti | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Curacao | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 92.6% | falling |
| 130 | Turkey | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Libya | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 132 | New Caledonia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Jamaica | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Albania | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Uruguay | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Spain | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Bolivia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Ireland | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Isle of Man | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Costa Rica | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Cuba | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Finland | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Canada | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Turkmenistan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Algeria | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Guatemala | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Montenegro | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 154 | Ukraine | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Netherlands | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Cyprus | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Syria | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 159 | Sweden | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Hong Kong | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Kazakhstan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 162 | France | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Iraq | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Poland | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Australia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Dominican Republic | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Bulgaria | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 170 | United States | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 172 | North Macedonia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 173 | Lebanon | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 175 | Belarus | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Hungary | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Serbia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 179 | Qatar | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Italy | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Barbados | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 182 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Czechia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Jordan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Germany | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Aruba | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Romania | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Bermuda | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Israel | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Macao | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Slovakia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 193 | Belgium | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Bhutan | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Eswatini | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Slovenia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Kuwait | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Palestine | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Guam | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Puerto Rico | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Botswana | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Austria | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Singapore | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Switzerland | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Mongolia | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Monaco | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Luxembourg | 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.