Belgium vs Benin: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Belgium
0.1816 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Benin
0.183 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Belgium rank
91st
Benin rank
90th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.183 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ in Belgium, a difference of 0.0014 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 91st and Benin ranks 90th of 164 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | 0.046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9758 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.8406 kilograms per international-$ | 0.042 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7986 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.6792 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0729 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6063 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.4638 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0692 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3946 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.4202 kilograms per international-$ | 0.091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3292 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.3297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.187 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1427 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.2335 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2329 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0006 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.1951 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0092 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Belgium or Benin?
- Benin, at 0.183 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Belgium and Benin?
- 0.0014 kilograms per international-$, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Benin?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Benin rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 91st and Benin ranks 90th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).