Brazil vs Namibia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Brazil
0.1506 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Namibia
0.1562 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Brazil rank
116th
Namibia rank
113th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ in Brazil, a difference of 0.0056 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 116th and Namibia ranks 113th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1902 kilograms per international-$ 0.1624 kilograms per international-$ 0.0278 kilograms per international-$ Brazil
2000s 0.1744 kilograms per international-$ 0.1679 kilograms per international-$ 0.0066 kilograms per international-$ Brazil
2010s 0.165 kilograms per international-$ 0.1571 kilograms per international-$ 0.0079 kilograms per international-$ Brazil
2020s 0.1543 kilograms per international-$ 0.1651 kilograms per international-$ 0.0109 kilograms per international-$ Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Brazil or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Brazil and Namibia?
0.0056 kilograms per international-$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Namibia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Namibia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Brazil ranks 116th and Namibia ranks 113th 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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).