Table 3 Global GHGs intensity index and decomposition results of income based groups of countries.

From: Uncovering the global ranking of greenhouse gases intensity, efficiency and structural transformation

Countries

Index value in 2019 (2000 = 1)

Average values (2000–2019)

Average annual change (%) (2000–2019)

Indices average GHG reduction (2000–2019)

Efficiency

Activity

Intensity

Efficiency

Activity

Intensity

Efficiency

Activity

Intensity

Efficiency

Activity

Intensity

HIPC

1.444

0.940

1.358

1.206

0.975

1.173

1.966

 − 0.309

1.628

 − 0.386

0.055

 − 0.330

HIC

1.491

0.542

0.808

1.211

0.760

0.901

2.127

 − 3.168

 − 1.116

 − 0.413

0.654

0.241

LDC

1.529

0.956

1.461

1.266

0.992

1.254

2.270

 − 0.225

2.026

 − 0.488

0.017

 − 0.471

LMIC

1.548

1.058

1.638

1.224

1.084

1.330

2.334

0.309

2.635

 − 0.410

 − 0.169

 − 0.580

LIC

1.608

0.783

1.259

1.272

0.909

1.139

2.555

 − 1.257

1.233

 − 0.498

0.219

 − 0.278

LWMIC

1.559

0.979

1.525

1.279

0.987

1.262

2.367

 − 0.107

2.252

 − 0.509

0.029

 − 0.480

MIC

1.541

1.070

1.649

1.219

1.092

1.335

2.307

0.372

2.672

 − 0.401

 − 0.185

 − 0.586

UMIC

1.518

1.117

1.695

1.185

1.145

1.362

2.236

0.605

2.824

 − 0.341

 − 0.283

 − 0.624

  1. Where HIPC heavily indebted poor countries, HIC high income countries, LDC leased developed countries, LMIC low and middle income countries, LIC low income countries, LWNIC lower middle income countries, MIC middle income countries, UMIC upper middle income countries.