Belgium vs United States: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Belgium
16.79 tonnes per person
in 2023
United States
15.81 tonnes per person
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
United States rank
11th
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Belgium
- United States
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 16.79 tonnes per person against 15.81 tonnes per person in United States, a difference of 0.98 tonnes per person.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Belgium ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.88 tonnes per person | 20.29 tonnes per person | 7.4 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 19.99 tonnes per person | 21.55 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 17.46 tonnes per person | 0.8775 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 16.95 tonnes per person | 15.82 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, Belgium or United States?
- Belgium, at 16.79 tonnes per person against 15.81 tonnes per person in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between Belgium and United States?
- 0.98 tonnes per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and United States rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Belgium ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 120 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions 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 consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.