Evidence of decoupling consumption-based CO2 emissions from economic growth

•32 of 116 countries achieved absolute decoupling between GDP and PBE 2015–2018.•23 countries achieved absolute decoupling between GDP and CBE 2015–2018.•Decoupling is temporary, decoupled countries may switch back to increasing emissions.•Decoupling depends on reducing emission intensity along domestic and import supply chains.