Variable: Carbon footprint of consumption (gha per person)

QoG Code: (ef_carb)


Dataset: Global Footprint data

Description:

The carbon footprint measures CO2 emissions associated with fossil fuel use (burning fossil fuels and the embodied carbon in imported goods). The carbon footprint component is represented by the area of biologically productive land necessary for absorbing these carbon emissions. Currently, the carbon footprint is the largest portion of humanity's footprint. It is expressed in global hectares (gha) per person.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-12-05
Last updated by source: 2023-07-26


Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

OECD Cross-section - 2024 OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 191
Standard time-series: 204
OECD cross-section: 38
OECD time-series: 40


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This variable has information from the year 1961 to the year 2022