Barbados vs Belgium: Carbon intensity of GDP

Barbados
0.1171 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Belgium
0.1154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Barbados rank
106th
Belgium rank
107th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Barbados
  • Belgium
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.1171 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0017 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.

Barbados ranks 106th and Belgium ranks 107th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Belgium Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1218 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2713 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1495 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Belgium
2000s 0.1121 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2115 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0994 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Belgium
2010s 0.1325 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1593 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0268 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Belgium
2020s 0.1259 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1258 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Barbados or Belgium?
Barbados, at 0.1171 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Barbados and Belgium?
0.0017 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Barbados ranks 106th and Belgium ranks 107th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.