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