What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Belgium and Namibia?

0.0018 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Namibia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Belgium vs Namibia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Belgium

0.1154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Namibia

0.1172 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Belgium rank

107th

Namibia rank

105th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Belgium
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.1172 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0018 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 107th and Namibia ranks 105th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2713 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1371 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1342 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Belgium
2000s	0.2115 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1407 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Belgium
2010s	0.1593 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0341 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Belgium
2020s	0.1258 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1265 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0007 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Belgium or Namibia?: Namibia, at 0.1172 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 Belgium and Namibia?: 0.0018 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Namibia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Namibia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Belgium ranks 107th and Namibia ranks 105th 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: 03 September 2026

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 $.