Belgium vs United States: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

Belgium
0.3271 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
0.3244 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
71st
United States rank
72nd

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • United States
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.3271 tonnes per person against 0.3244 tonnes per person in United States, a difference of 0.0027 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.

Belgium ranks 71st and United States ranks 72nd of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and United States in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium United States Difference Ahead
1850s 1.01 tonnes per person 33.87 tonnes per person 32.86 tonnes per person United States
1860s 0.9305 tonnes per person 22.81 tonnes per person 21.88 tonnes per person United States
1870s 1.2 tonnes per person 31.32 tonnes per person 30.12 tonnes per person United States
1880s 1.22 tonnes per person 25.33 tonnes per person 24.11 tonnes per person United States
1890s 1.17 tonnes per person 21.91 tonnes per person 20.74 tonnes per person United States
1900s 0.9025 tonnes per person 17.48 tonnes per person 16.58 tonnes per person United States
1910s 0.5024 tonnes per person 12.84 tonnes per person 12.34 tonnes per person United States
1920s 0.3245 tonnes per person 9.96 tonnes per person 9.64 tonnes per person United States
1930s 0.0639 tonnes per person 5.52 tonnes per person 5.46 tonnes per person United States
1940s -0.1591 tonnes per person 4.55 tonnes per person 4.7 tonnes per person United States
1950s -0.3074 tonnes per person 2.05 tonnes per person 2.36 tonnes per person United States
1960s -0.2827 tonnes per person 1.32 tonnes per person 1.6 tonnes per person United States
1970s -0.2353 tonnes per person 1.15 tonnes per person 1.39 tonnes per person United States
1980s -0.3756 tonnes per person 1.13 tonnes per person 1.51 tonnes per person United States
1990s 0.3444 tonnes per person 0.6755 tonnes per person 0.3311 tonnes per person United States
2000s 0.2785 tonnes per person 0.4291 tonnes per person 0.1506 tonnes per person United States
2010s 0.2679 tonnes per person 0.2282 tonnes per person 0.0398 tonnes per person Belgium
2020s 0.2988 tonnes per person 0.307 tonnes per person 0.0082 tonnes per person United States

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 United States?
Belgium, at 0.3271 tonnes per person against 0.3244 tonnes per person in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Belgium and United States?
0.0027 tonnes per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Belgium and United States rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
Belgium ranks 71st and United States ranks 72nd 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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.