Belgium vs China: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth
Belgium
0.8887 % change on previous year
in 2024
China
0.9612 % change on previous year
in 2024
Belgium rank
141st
China rank
140th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth over time
- Belgium
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.9612 % change on previous year against 0.8887 % change on previous year in Belgium, a difference of 0.0725 % change on previous year.
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 | -0.4812 % change on previous year | 10.48 % change on previous year | 10.96 % change on previous year | China |
| 1910s | -0.0468 % change on previous year | 6.11 % change on previous year | 6.16 % change on previous year | China |
| 1920s | 8.56 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 5.95 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 1930s | -2.12 % change on previous year | 4.93 % change on previous year | 7.05 % change on previous year | China |
| 1940s | 4.15 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 29.92 % change on previous year | 28.76 % change on previous year | China |
| 1960s | 3.47 % change on previous year | -0.4369 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.4 % change on previous year | 9.97 % change on previous year | 8.57 % change on previous year | China |
| 1980s | -2.5 % change on previous year | 4.98 % change on previous year | 7.47 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 1.67 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | China |
| 2000s | -1.39 % change on previous year | 8.39 % change on previous year | 9.78 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | -0.6867 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 5.73 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth, Belgium or China?
- China, at 0.9612 % change on previous year against 0.8887 % change on previous year in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth between Belgium and China?
- 0.0725 % change on previous year, 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 co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth?
- Belgium ranks 141st and China ranks 140th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.