Australia vs Belgium: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Belgium
0.0196 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
131st
Belgium rank
129th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0196 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Australia ranks 131st and Belgium ranks 129th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Belgium in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Belgium Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4128 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3838 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.029 tonnes per US$ of GDP Australia
1970s 0.174 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1435 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0304 tonnes per US$ of GDP Australia
1980s 0.0819 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0782 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0037 tonnes per US$ of GDP Australia
1990s 0.0529 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0403 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0127 tonnes per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.0402 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0323 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.0215 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0242 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP Belgium
2020s 0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0215 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Australia or Belgium?
Belgium, at 0.0196 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Australia and Belgium?
0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 131st and Belgium ranks 129th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.