SPI, GDP and CO₂ emissions

Social Progress Index and CO₂ emissions per capita


The graph shows the relationship between the Social Progress Index and consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita.

  • Animate the graphic to track the trajectory of countries over time.

  • It is possible to highlight multiple countries by clicking on them. Double click (on empty spots) to refresh selection.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country details.

  • The size of the dots corresponds to the size of the population and the horizontal dashed line represents the average CO₂ emissions necessary level to keep the temperature increase below 1.5°C by 2030.

Gross Domestic Product per capita and consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita


The graph shows the relationship between per capita GDP and consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita.

  • Animate the graphic to track the trajectory of countries over time.

  • It is possible to highlight multiple countries by clicking on them. Double click (on empty spots) to refresh selection.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country details.

  • The size of the dots corresponds to the size of the population and the horizontal dashed line represents the average CO₂ emissions necessary level to keep the temperature increase below 1.5°C by 2030.

Country groups

SPI tier 1 countries


The graph shows the relationship between SPI tier 1 countries (highest SPI scores) and consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita.

  • Countries can be added to this group over time as they increase their SPI scores

  • Animate the graphic to track the trajectory of countries over time.

  • It is possible to highlight multiple countries by clicking on them. Double click (on empty spots) to refresh selection.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country characteristics.

  • The size of the dots corresponds to the size of the population and the horizontal dashed line represents the average CO₂ emissions necessary level to keep the temperature increase below 1.5°C by 2030.

SPI tier 6 countries


The graph shows the relationship between SPI tier 6 countries (the lowest SPI scores) and consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita.

  • Countries can move out from this group over time as they increase their SPI scores

  • Animate the graphic to see the trajectory of countries over time.

  • It is possible to highlight multiple countries by clicking on them. Double click (on empty spots) to refresh selection.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country details.

  • The size of the dots corresponds to the size of the population and the horizontal dashed line represents the average CO₂ emissions necessary level to keep the temperature increase below 1.5°C by 2030.

G7 countries


The graph shows the relationship between G7 countries SPI score and consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita.

  • The G7 countries are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

  • Animate the graphic to track the trajectory of countries over time.

  • It is possible to highlight multiple countries by clicking on them. Double click (on empty spots) to refresh selection.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country details.

  • The size of the dots corresponds to the size of the population and the horizontal dashed line represents the average CO₂ emissions necessary level to keep the temperature increase below 1.5°C by 2030.

Top emerging markets (BRICS)


The graph shows the relationship between top emerging economies SPI score and consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita.

  • The BRICS countries are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

  • Animate the graphic to see the trajectory of countries over time.

  • It is possible to highlight multiple countries by clicking on them. Double click (on empty spots) to refresh selection.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country details.

  • The size of the dots corresponds to the size of the population and the horizontal dashed line represents the average CO₂ emissions necessary level to keep the temperature increase below 1.5°C by 2030.

Selected countries CO₂ performance

Highest emission decrease : More than 20% decrease in CO₂ Emissions per capita in 2022


The graph shows the change over time in consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita for selected countries in each tier (based on 2011 SPI scores).

  • Highlighted are countries that have decrease their CO₂ emission by more than 20% in 2022 compared to 2011.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country info.

Moderate improvers : 5% to 20% decrease in CO₂ Emissions per capita in 2022


The graph shows the change over time in consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita for selected countries in each tier (based on 2011 SPI scores).

  • Highlighted are countries that have decrease their CO₂ emission by 5% up to 20% in 2022 compared to 2011.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country info.

No significant change: -5% to +5% change in CO₂ Emissions per capita 2022


The graph shows the change over time in consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita for selected countries in each tier (based on 2011 SPI scores).

  • Highlighted are countries that have stagnated between a decrease of 5% and an increase of 5% in CO₂ emissions between 2011 and 2022.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country info.

Top emission increase: 5% and more increase in CO₂ Emissions per capita 2022


The graph shows the change over time in consumption based CO₂ emissions per capita for selected countries in each tier (based on 2011 SPI scores).

  • Highlighted are countries that have increased their CO₂ emissions by more than 5% between 2011 and 2022.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country info.

Best hypothetical scenario

Is SPI Carbon intensive ?


The graph shows the relationship between SPI scores and per capita CO₂ emissions.

The Carbon Intensity is defined as the amount of per capita emissions in tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) equivalent, divided by the the SPI score and mesuring the amount of carbon contained in each country’s SPI score.

  • The grey line represents the linear trend of the relationship.

  • Select one of the labelled countries to highlight all the reference countries, i.e. those with the lowest carbon intensities within each SPI tier. Double click (on empty spots) to unselect.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country details.

  • The size of the dots corresponds to the size of the population and the horizontal dashed line represents the average CO₂ emissions necessary level to keep the temperature increase below 1.5°C by 2030.

Best hypothetical scenario: What if all countries had the lowest Carbon intensity of their peer countries?


The graph shows the actual versus the best case scenario of countries SPI scores and CO₂ emissions combinations.

  • The best case scenario is based on assigning the lowest observed Carbon intensities to countries in each respective SPI tier (i.e, lowest carbon intensity in tier 1 to tier 1 countries and so on…).

  • Highlight multiple countries by clicking on them and animate the graph to track the change in their CO₂ emissions between the actual to the hypothetical situation. Double click (on empty spots) to refresh selection.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to visualize country details.

  • The size of the dots corresponds to the size of the population and the horizontal dashed line represents the average CO₂ emissions necessary level to keep the temperature increase below 1.5°C by 2030.

SPI Carbon intensity

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SPI Carbon intensity in 2022

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SPI Carbon intensity from 2011 to 2022

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Social Progress Index

Consumption based CO₂ emissions data is provided by the Global Carbon Budget Project (https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/)

Basic Human Needs

Consumption based CO₂ emissions data is provided by the Global Carbon Budget Project (https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/)

Foundations Of Well-beign

Consumption based CO₂ emissions data is provided by the Global Carbon Budget Project (https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/)

Opportunity

Consumption based CO₂ emissions data is provided by the Global Carbon Budget Project (https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/)