Belgium vs Kazakhstan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Belgium
12.91 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan
14.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
23rd
Kazakhstan rank
22nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Belgium
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 14.94 billion tonnes against 12.91 billion tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 2.03 billion tonnes.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 23rd and Kazakhstan ranks 22nd of 215 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 17 and Kazakhstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1830s 19.44 million tonnes 3,101 tonnes 19.44 million tonnes Belgium
1850s 219.78 million tonnes 54,100 tonnes 219.72 million tonnes Belgium
1860s 363.22 million tonnes 536,767 tonnes 362.68 million tonnes Belgium
1870s 595.03 million tonnes 3.44 million tonnes 591.59 million tonnes Belgium
1880s 893.66 million tonnes 12.38 million tonnes 881.28 million tonnes Belgium
1890s 1.27 billion tonnes 31.87 million tonnes 1.23 billion tonnes Belgium
1900s 1.74 billion tonnes 75.32 million tonnes 1.66 billion tonnes Belgium
1910s 2.29 billion tonnes 138.77 million tonnes 2.15 billion tonnes Belgium
1920s 2.85 billion tonnes 181.26 million tonnes 2.66 billion tonnes Belgium
1930s 3.66 billion tonnes 297.79 million tonnes 3.36 billion tonnes Belgium
1940s 4.33 billion tonnes 543.16 million tonnes 3.78 billion tonnes Belgium
1950s 5.10 billion tonnes 1.00 billion tonnes 4.10 billion tonnes Belgium
1960s 6.06 billion tonnes 1.97 billion tonnes 4.08 billion tonnes Belgium
1970s 7.26 billion tonnes 3.57 billion tonnes 3.69 billion tonnes Belgium
1980s 8.49 billion tonnes 5.81 billion tonnes 2.68 billion tonnes Belgium
1990s 9.64 billion tonnes 8.13 billion tonnes 1.50 billion tonnes Belgium
2000s 10.90 billion tonnes 9.79 billion tonnes 1.11 billion tonnes Belgium
2010s 12.01 billion tonnes 12.21 billion tonnes 199.41 million tonnes Kazakhstan
2020s 12.73 billion tonnes 14.38 billion tonnes 1.64 billion tonnes Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Belgium or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 14.94 billion tonnes against 12.91 billion tonnes in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Belgium and Kazakhstan?
2.03 billion tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Kazakhstan?
173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Kazakhstan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Belgium ranks 23rd and Kazakhstan ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.