Belgium vs Ethiopia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Belgium
0.1623 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Belgium rank
147th
Ethiopia rank
144th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Belgium
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1623 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0037 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 147th and Ethiopia ranks 144th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6799 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.132 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5479 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Belgium
1980s 0.4536 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1363 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3173 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Belgium
1990s 0.3815 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1986 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1829 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Belgium
2000s 0.2975 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2459 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0516 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Belgium
2010s 0.2241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2088 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Belgium
2020s 0.1769 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1833 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0064 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Belgium or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 0.166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1623 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Belgium and Ethiopia?
0.0037 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ethiopia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Ethiopia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Belgium ranks 147th and Ethiopia ranks 144th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.