Belgium vs Botswana: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Belgium

132.1%

in 2023

Botswana

100.2%

in 2023

Belgium rank

9th

Botswana rank

11th

Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade over time

Belgium currently reports 132.1% against 100.2% in Botswana, a difference of 32.0%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Botswana ranks 11th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.