Belgium vs China: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Belgium
0.9%
in 2024
China
1.0%
in 2024
Belgium rank
141st
China rank
140th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Belgium
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1908 it was China ahead.
Belgium ranks 141st and China ranks 140th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and China in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.5% | 10.5% | 11.0% | China |
| 1910s | -0.0% | 6.1% | 6.2% | China |
| 1920s | 8.6% | 2.6% | 5.9% | Belgium |
| 1930s | -2.1% | 4.9% | 7.0% | China |
| 1940s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1.4% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 29.9% | 28.8% | China |
| 1960s | 3.5% | -0.4% | 3.9% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 10.0% | 8.6% | China |
| 1980s | -2.5% | 5.0% | 7.5% | China |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 3.8% | 2.1% | China |
| 2000s | -1.4% | 8.4% | 9.8% | China |
| 2010s | -0.7% | 3.2% | 3.9% | China |
| 2020s | -2.9% | 2.8% | 5.7% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Belgium or China?
- China, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Belgium and China?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and China?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and China rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Belgium ranks 141st and China ranks 140th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.