Belgium vs Gambia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Belgium
0.1816 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Gambia
0.1735 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Belgium rank
91st
Gambia rank
93rd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Gambia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ in Gambia, a difference of 0.0081 kilograms per international-$.
Across all 73 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 91st and Gambia ranks 93rd of 164 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0505 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9712 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.8406 kilograms per international-$ | 0.053 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7876 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.6792 kilograms per international-$ | 0.11 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5692 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.4638 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3107 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.4202 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1417 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2786 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.3297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1376 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1921 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.2335 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1535 kilograms per international-$ | 0.08 kilograms per international-$ | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.1951 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1676 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0275 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 Gambia?
- Belgium, at 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ in Gambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Belgium and Gambia?
- 0.0081 kilograms per international-$, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Gambia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Gambia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 91st and Gambia ranks 93rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).