Brazil vs Netherlands: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Brazil
0.1506 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Netherlands
0.145 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Brazil rank
116th
Netherlands rank
119th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ against 0.145 kilograms per international-$ in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0056 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 153 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Netherlands ahead.
Brazil ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 119th of 164 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0759 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2598 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.0905 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4301 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3396 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4784 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3253 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.1572 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5381 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3809 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5477 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3857 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.1235 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.411 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.1036 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5932 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4896 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.0816 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.454 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5084 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3201 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.1961 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5134 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3173 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.205 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5543 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3493 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.1729 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4295 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2566 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3653 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1757 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.1744 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2658 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0914 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2144 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0494 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.1543 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1606 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0063 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Brazil, at 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ against 0.145 kilograms per international-$ in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 0.0056 kilograms per international-$, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 119th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).