Carbon Dioxide Emissions Per Unit of GDP

CO2 emissions measured in kilograms per 2010 US dollar of Gross Domestic Product. The data originates from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (WDI) Database Archives, focusing on emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the 'CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP)' metric to assess national decarbonization efficiency over time.
• Benchmark and compare carbon intensity across countries using the standardized emissions-per-GDP indicator.
• Model the impact of economic growth on emissions by correlating GDP data with the provided emissions intensity figure.
• Forecast future emissions trajectories based on historical changes in the kg CO2 per GDP unit time series.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the authoritative World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI) database.
• Indicator provides a standardized, comparable metric (kg per constant 2010 USD) for cross-country analysis.

Limitations

• Specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage are unknown from the provided input.
• The description is limited to a single aggregated indicator without details on underlying source columns or sectoral breakdown.

Provenance

Source

World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI) Database Archives.

Collection Method

Calculated from national accounts of CO2 emissions from fossil fuel burning and cement manufacture, divided by GDP in constant 2010 US dollars.

Geography

Likely global country-level coverage, but specific scope is unknown.