Progress
Stagnation or regression
Stagnation or regression

Desired direction: Decrease

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Headline data

CO2 emission per unit of value added
Year Value Units Series
2011 0.2 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2014 0.19 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2017 0.19 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2020 0.18 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2010 0.22 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2022 0.18 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2015 0.19 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2016 0.18 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2021 0.18 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2018 0.18 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2012 0.21 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2019 0.18 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2013 0.2 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions per unit of value added
2010 0.49 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2011 0.45 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2012 0.45 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2013 0.47 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2014 0.47 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2015 0.45 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2016 0.44 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2017 0.43 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2018 0.41 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2019 0.4 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2020 0.4 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2021 0.41 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added
2022 0.38 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector per unit of manufacturing value added

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Footnote:

Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

CO2 emission per unit of value added
Target

9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities
Goal

9- Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Definition

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per unit of real GDP
Theoretical formula

CO2 emissions per unit of value added

\[PPIBECO2^{t} = \frac{ECO2^{t}}{PIB_{2022}^{t}}\]

where:

$ECO2^{t} =$ CO2 emissions in year $t$

$PIB_{2022}^{t} =$ gross domestic product in chain volumes with reference to 2022 in year $t$


CO2 emissions per unit of added value in the manufacturing sector

\[PVABECO2_{manufacturing}^{t} = \frac{ECO2_{manufacturing}^{t}}{VAB_{manufacturing\, 2022}^{t}}\]

where:

$ECO2_{manufacturing}^{t} =$ CO2 emissions from the manufacturing sector in year $t$

$VAB_{manufacturing\, 2022}^{t} =$ Gross added value of the manufacturing sector in chained volume with reference to 2022 in year $t$
Frequency

Annual
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Indicator calculated using a methodology harmonised across the central statistical bodies of the autonomous communities
Data last updated 2025/04/22
Metadata last updated 2025/06/24

Source 1

Department of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability
Organisation Department of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability
Periodicity Annual
Link to data source Greenhouse Gas Inventory

This section provides more information about the United Nations indicator or the European Union Sustainable Development Indicator, such as its rationale, international results, metadata, and other relevant statistics.

Rationale

The indicator CO2 emissions per unit of value added represents the amount of emissions from fuel combustion produced by an economic activity, per unit of economic output.

When computed for the whole economy, it combines effects of the average carbon intensity of the energy mix (linked to the shares of the various fossil fuels in the total); of the structure of an economy (linked to the relative weight of more or less energy-intensive sectors); of the average efficiency in the use of energy.

When computed for the manufacturing sector (CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per unit of manufacturing value added), it measures the carbon intensity of the manufacturing economic output, and its trends result from changes in the average carbon intensity of the energy mix used, the structure of the manufacturing sector, the energy efficiency of production technologies in each sub-sector and the economic value of the various output.

Manufacturing industries are generally improving their emission intensity as countries move to higher levels of industrialization, but it should be noted that emission intensities can also be reduced through structural changes and product diversification in manufacturing.

CO2 emission accounts for around 80% of all GHG emission from the manufacturing processes.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The available indicator complies with United Nations metadata.
International results

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars) EN_ATM_CO2GDP UNSTATS

Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2015 United States dollars) EN_ATM_CO2MVA UNSTATS
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 9-4-1.pdf
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