Belgium vs Denmark: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Belgium
0.3271 tonnes per person
in 2024
Denmark
0.3272 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
71st
Denmark rank
70th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3272 tonnes per person against 0.3271 tonnes per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 71st and Denmark ranks 70th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 5.75 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.9305 tonnes per person | 5.62 tonnes per person | 4.68 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.2 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | 3.91 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1880s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | 3.51 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 4.77 tonnes per person | 3.6 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.9025 tonnes per person | 4.94 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.5024 tonnes per person | 5.58 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.3245 tonnes per person | 4.69 tonnes per person | 4.37 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.0639 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | -0.1591 tonnes per person | 2.29 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | -0.3074 tonnes per person | 1.87 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | -0.2827 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | -0.2353 tonnes per person | 0.321 tonnes per person | 0.5562 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | -0.3756 tonnes per person | -0.0578 tonnes per person | 0.3179 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3444 tonnes per person | -0.4031 tonnes per person | 0.7475 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.2785 tonnes per person | 0.0962 tonnes per person | 0.1823 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.2679 tonnes per person | 0.5429 tonnes per person | 0.2749 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.2988 tonnes per person | 0.3308 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.3272 tonnes per person against 0.3271 tonnes per person in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.0001 tonnes per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Belgium ranks 71st and Denmark ranks 70th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.