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
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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.