Belgium vs Czechia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Belgium
7.57 billion tonnes
in 2024
Czechia
9.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
17th
Czechia rank
14th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Belgium
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 9.86 billion tonnes against 7.57 billion tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 2.29 billion tonnes.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 17th and Czechia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 13 and Czechia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 363.22 million tonnes | 8.78 million tonnes | 354.43 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1870s | 595.03 million tonnes | 62.29 million tonnes | 532.74 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1880s | 893.66 million tonnes | 211.78 million tonnes | 681.88 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 463.26 million tonnes | 802.38 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 805.70 million tonnes | 933.37 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1910s | 2.29 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.84 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1930s | 3.62 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1940s | 4.27 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1950s | 4.95 billion tonnes | 3.05 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1960s | 5.64 billion tonnes | 3.97 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1970s | 6.15 billion tonnes | 5.19 billion tonnes | 964.84 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1980s | 6.58 billion tonnes | 6.55 billion tonnes | 28.79 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1990s | 6.96 billion tonnes | 7.74 billion tonnes | 784.08 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 2000s | 7.26 billion tonnes | 8.60 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 2010s | 7.45 billion tonnes | 9.34 billion tonnes | 1.89 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 2020s | 7.55 billion tonnes | 9.78 billion tonnes | 2.23 billion tonnes | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Belgium or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 9.86 billion tonnes against 7.57 billion tonnes in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Belgium and Czechia?
- 2.29 billion tonnes, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Belgium ranks 17th and Czechia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.