Metadata SGI 2011
Definition:Emission of CO2 (kg) per GDP (2000; US dollars and PPP)
Year:2007
Unit:kg per US Dollars, PPP
Source 1:IEA Key World Energy Statistics 2009, pp. 48-57
Data for:AUS, AUT, BEL, CAN, CHL, CZE, DNK, FIN, FRA, DEU, GRC, HUN, ISL, IRL, ITA, JPN, KOR, LUX, MEX, NLD, NZL, NOR, POL, PRT, SVK, ESP, SWE, CHE, TUR, GBR, USA
Annotation:CO2 emissions from fuel combustion only. Emissions are calculated using the IEA’s energy balances and the Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines.
URL: http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2009/key_stats_2009.pdf
Calculation
Score:Score=10-relative distance*9
Distance:Distance=(value for calculation-minimum)/(maximum-minimum)
Metadata SGI 2009
Definition:Emission of CO2 (kg) per GDP (2000; US dollars and PPP)
Year:2005
Unit:kg per US Dollars, PPP
Source 1:IEA Key World Energy Statistics 2007, International Energy Agency, 2007, p. 48 ff.
Data for:AUS, AUT, BEL, CAN, CZE, DNK, FIN, FRA, DEU, GRC, HUN, ISL, IRL, ITA, JPN, KOR, LUX, MEX, NLD, NZL, NOR, POL, PRT, SVK, ESP, SWE, CHE, TUR, GBR, USA
Calculation
Score:Score=10-relative distance*9
Distance:Distance=(value for calculation-minimum)/(maximum-minimum)
Additional annotations and exceptions
Source 1: CO2 emissions from fuel combustion only. Emissions are calculated using the IEA’s energy balances and the Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines.
CO2 emissions
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To ensure comparability, observed values are transformed into SGI scores on a scale from 1 to 10. The lowest value translates into score 1, the best value into score 10. Remaining values are transformed according to the original data distribution.
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Value
Score 2011
1Sweden0.15
10.00
 
2Switzerland0.16
9.80
 
3Norway0.19
9.18
 
4France0.21
8.77
 
5Iceland0.22
8.57
 
6Austria0.26
7.75
 
7Ireland0.28
7.34
 
7Italy0.28
7.34
 
9Denmark0.29
7.14
 
9Portugal0.29
7.14
 
9UK0.29
7.14
 
12Spain0.32
6.52
 
12Turkey0.32
6.52
 
14Belgium0.33
6.32
 
14Hungary0.33
6.32
 
16Germany0.34
6.11
 
16Japan0.34
6.11
 
16Luxembourg0.34
6.11
 
16Netherlands0.34
6.11
 
20New Zealand0.35
5.91
 
21Greece0.36
5.70
 
22Chile0.37
5.50
 
22Mexico0.37
5.50
 
24Finland0.39
5.09
 
25Slovakia0.41
4.68
 
26South Korea0.46
3.66
 
27USA0.50
2.84
 
28Canada0.55
1.82
 
29Poland0.57
1.41
 
30Czech Rep.0.58
1.20
 
31Australia0.59
1.00
 
10
Question
How much CO2 is emitted, per unit of GDP?
Indicator Design
Values express kilograms of CO2 emissions in 2007, per unit of GDP at PPP. Lower values translate into higher scores. Source: IEA Key World Energy Statistics 2009.

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