What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Belgium and Iraq?

0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iraq?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Iraq: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Belgium

0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Iraq

0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Belgium rank

48th

Iraq rank

50th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

Belgium
Iraq

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 48th and Iraq ranks 50th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3693 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2612 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Belgium
1970s	0.1393 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0823 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Belgium
1980s	0.0766 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0184 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0581 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Belgium
1990s	0.0395 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7648 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7252 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2000s	0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.049 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2010s	0.0237 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0183 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2020s	0.0211 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0204 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Belgium or Iraq?: Belgium, at 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Belgium and Iraq?: 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iraq?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Iraq rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?: Belgium ranks 48th and Iraq ranks 50th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 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: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

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