Trade in low carbon technology products, Comparative advantage, Index (World) by country
This dataset provides information on the bilateral trade flows of low-carbon technology products, as well as country and world aggregates . Low carbon technology products produce less pollution than their traditional energy counterparts, and will play a vital role in the transition to a low carbon economy. Low...
Countries reporting
184
Highest
3.21
Slovak Republic
Lowest
0.0002
Qatar
Median
0.135
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
4,204
What the numbers show
Trade in low carbon technology products, Comparative advantage, Index (World) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 3.21 in Slovak Republic; the lowest is 0.0002 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.135, and the mean is 0.4072.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19,936.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 31,127.4%), and the largest decrease in Kiribati (down 99.2%).
Trade in low carbon technology products, Comparative advantage, Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak Republic | 3.21 | 2024 | up 336.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Hungary | 2.87 | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 2.42 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 4 | Suriname | 2.41 | 2024 | up 3,801.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 2.08 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 2.08 | 2024 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1.93 | 2024 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 8 | Yemen | 1.76 | 2015 | up 5,648.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Sweden | 1.75 | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 10 | Korea | 1.66 | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 1.65 | 2024 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Denmark | 1.62 | 2024 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 1.51 | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 1.38 | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 15 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.33 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 1.31 | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 1.3 | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 1.23 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 19 | Israel | 1.17 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 1.17 | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 1.13 | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 1.09 | 2024 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 1.07 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 24 | Italy | 1.07 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 25 | Georgia | 1.01 | 2024 | up 467.5% | volatile |
| 26 | United States | 0.9997 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 27 | France | 0.9935 | 2024 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 28 | Tonga | 0.9778 | 2023 | up 312.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Serbia | 0.9768 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9583 | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 0.9434 | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 0.9161 | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 33 | Iran | 0.914 | 2022 | up 830.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Canada | 0.8335 | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 0.8243 | 2024 | up 149.3% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 0.7897 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 37 | Singapore | 0.7674 | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 0.7566 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 39 | Lebanon | 0.7438 | 2024 | up 74.1% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 0.7333 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 0.6908 | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 42 | Tunisia | 0.6703 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 0.6605 | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 0.6257 | 2024 | up 205.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 0.6122 | 2024 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 46 | Switzerland | 0.5792 | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 47 | Netherlands | 0.5102 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 48 | India | 0.4985 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 0.4804 | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Hong Kong, China | 0.4727 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 51 | Latvia | 0.4518 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 0.421 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 0.3741 | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Norway | 0.3709 | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 0.3622 | 2024 | up 31,127.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3576 | 2017 | up 1,396.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.3508 | 2004 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 0.3418 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 59 | Belarus | 0.3348 | 2021 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3303 | 2023 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 61 | Barbados | 0.315 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 62 | South Africa | 0.3113 | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 63 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.3019 | 2008 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 64 | Ireland | 0.2818 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 65 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.2688 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 66 | Morocco | 0.2613 | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 67 | Namibia | 0.2393 | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 0.239 | 2023 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 69 | Niger | 0.2321 | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominica | 0.2313 | 2023 | up 268.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Indonesia | 0.2264 | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 72 | Cuba | 0.2253 | 2022 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 0.2204 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 74 | Timor-Leste | 0.2203 | 2023 | up 250.2% | volatile |
| 75 | New Zealand | 0.2201 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 76 | Brazil | 0.2058 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 77 | Ukraine | 0.2041 | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 78 | Moldova | 0.2016 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 79 | Bahrain | 0.1893 | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Oman | 0.1873 | 2023 | up 248.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Montenegro | 0.1867 | 2024 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1853 | 2024 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Grenada | 0.1754 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Kenya | 0.1736 | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 85 | Egypt | 0.1719 | 2024 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 86 | Lesotho | 0.162 | 2024 | up 373.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Russian Federation | 0.1601 | 2021 | up 83.6% | falling |
| 88 | Colombia | 0.1555 | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 0.1477 | 2020 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Burundi | 0.1403 | 2023 | up 1,539.2% | volatile |
| 91 | El Salvador | 0.1381 | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1377 | 2023 | up 284.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Argentina | 0.1322 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 94 | Montserrat | 0.1284 | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | 0.1244 | 2024 | up 252.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Australia | 0.1185 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 0.1164 | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Bermuda | 0.1154 | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Malawi | 0.1107 | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 0.1098 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Cambodia | 0.1022 | 2024 | up 1,354.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Rwanda | 0.0998 | 2022 | up 205.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Panama | 0.0955 | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0885 | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritius | 0.0883 | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 106 | Pakistan | 0.0874 | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahamas | 0.0869 | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 0.0851 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 0.084 | 2024 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 110 | Congo | 0.0835 | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Iceland | 0.0825 | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 0.0804 | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0796 | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Senegal | 0.0791 | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Cyprus | 0.0773 | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Uruguay | 0.0762 | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 117 | Togo | 0.0761 | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Ecuador | 0.0747 | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 119 | Albania | 0.0743 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Gabon | 0.0714 | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Seychelles | 0.0712 | 2024 | up 493.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 0.0684 | 2015 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Fiji | 0.0673 | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Cameroon | 0.0669 | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 0.0604 | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Guyana | 0.058 | 2024 | up 651.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Myanmar | 0.0563 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0542 | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.0541 | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Botswana | 0.0504 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 131 | Paraguay | 0.049 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Honduras | 0.0485 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 0.047 | 2011 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 0.0465 | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Angola | 0.0455 | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Liberia | 0.0431 | 2023 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Aruba | 0.0428 | 2023 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0396 | 2024 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 139 | Peru | 0.038 | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Mali | 0.0367 | 2023 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Benin | 0.0362 | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 0.0346 | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 0.033 | 2023 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0315 | 2023 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 0.031 | 2015 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Mozambique | 0.0285 | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Jamaica | 0.0264 | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Nepal | 0.0261 | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 149 | Guinea | 0.0259 | 2016 | up 666.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0256 | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Samoa | 0.0255 | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0252 | 2010 | up 28,182.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Zambia | 0.0246 | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Uganda | 0.0234 | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 0.0209 | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Kuwait | 0.0199 | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Comoros | 0.0194 | 2021 | up 1,412.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Ghana | 0.019 | 2023 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Macau, China | 0.0189 | 2024 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Nigeria | 0.0186 | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 0.0156 | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Palau | 0.0154 | 2018 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Eswatini | 0.0148 | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Nicaragua | 0.014 | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Mauritania | 0.0139 | 2024 | up 1,622.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Madagascar | 0.0136 | 2023 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Anguilla | 0.0129 | 2008 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 0.0124 | 2018 | up 3,269.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Ethiopia | 0.012 | 2023 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Gambia | 0.0111 | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Mongolia | 0.0094 | 2023 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 172 | French Polynesia | 0.0084 | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0082 | 2023 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Venezuela | 0.0064 | 2013 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Greenland | 0.0055 | 2018 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Belize | 0.0048 | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Faroe Islands | 0.0034 | 2009 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Kiribati | 0.0032 | 2021 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0028 | 2023 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 180 | Algeria | 0.0013 | 2017 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Maldives | 0.001 | 2023 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Bhutan | 0.0009 | 2023 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Sudan | 0.0008 | 2018 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Qatar | 0.0002 | 2023 | down 68.2% | volatile |
About this data
This dataset provides information on the bilateral trade flows of low-carbon technology products, as well as country and world aggregates . Low carbon technology products produce less pollution than their traditional energy counterparts, and will play a vital role in the transition to a low carbon economy. Low carbon technologies include mechanics like wind turbines, solar panels, biomass systems and carbon capture equipment.