Belgium vs East Timor: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Belgium
3.84 million tonnes
in 2024
East Timor
3.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
77th
East Timor rank
79th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Belgium
- East Timor
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.84 million tonnes against 3.76 million tonnes in East Timor, a difference of 79,440 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 77th and East Timor ranks 79th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 9 and East Timor in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.63 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.55 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1870s | 6.36 million tonnes | 788,790 tonnes | 5.57 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1880s | 7.07 million tonnes | 771,910 tonnes | 6.30 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1890s | 7.41 million tonnes | 944,286 tonnes | 6.47 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1900s | 6.33 million tonnes | 809,077 tonnes | 5.52 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1910s | 3.76 million tonnes | 829,980 tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.51 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1930s | 514,719 tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1940s | -1.35 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1950s | -2.71 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 3.96 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1960s | -2.64 million tonnes | 304,515 tonnes | 2.95 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1970s | -2.29 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 7.29 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1980s | -3.71 million tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | 9.71 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1990s | 3.49 million tonnes | 5.90 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 2000s | 2.91 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 107,853 tonnes | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.02 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 591,344 tonnes | East Timor |
| 2020s | 3.48 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | 818,666 tonnes | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belgium or East Timor?
- Belgium, at 3.84 million tonnes against 3.76 million tonnes in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Belgium and East Timor?
- 79,440 tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Timor?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and East Timor rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Belgium ranks 77th and East Timor ranks 79th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.