Home
Agenda 2030 - List Of Indicators
CO₂ Emission Per Unit Of Value Added
Indicator detail
9.4.1 CO₂ emission per unit of value added
Metadata
| Relevance/rationale of the indicator (resp. why the indicator was chosen to measure the target and how it is suitable for these purposes) | 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. |
| Target value of the indicator and its evaluation | |
| Definition | Total CO₂ emissions of the given year per unit of Gross Value Added at constant prices (currently used the year 2015). |
| Measuring unit | kg.thous. CZK⁻¹, at constant prices of the year 2015, kt (kiloton) CO₂ Emissions without LULUCF and indirect CO₂, UNFCCC data, inventory 2021, submission 2023, v2 |
| Indicator disaggregation | |
| Reference period (resp. the period to which the indicator relates) | Year |
| Related geographical area | CZ (NUTS 0) |
| Comment | As the value added of the sectors of public energy and transport are mostly generated via other sectors (and just smaller part directly), it is meaningful to calculate emission intensity only for manufacturing industry and the whole economy. Decomposition of emission intensity is possible according to the CRF categories, for which GVA data are available (manufacturing, energy, transport, agriculture). |
| Update periodicity | Annually |
| Time coverage since | 2000 |
| Time coverage until | 2021 |
| Time series available at the data provider since | 2000 |
| Data publication date (resp. the date when the data provider publishes (regularly) data; it is given in the format T + the number of days, months or years when T is the end of the reference period) |
| Contact point - data provider - e-mail | jan.mertl@cenia.cz |
| Contact point - data provider - name | Jan Mertl |
| Data source | The Czech Environmental Information Agency (CENIA) |
| Data origin | GHG emissions data source – Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (National Inventory System) – inventory for the UNFCCC, internationally comparable and authoritative for the fulfillment of obligations. The source of gross value added data – Czech Statistical Office (National Accounts database), conversion to EUR is taken from Eurostat (internationally comparable gross value added data). Data in USD are taken from UNSD, according to the methodology of the indicator. |
| Links to detailed metadata or methodology | https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-09-04-01.pdf |
| Links to international comparison | Greenhouse gas emissions data are obtained according to the internationally standardized IPCC methodology and are therefore fully internationally comparable. |