Belgium vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Belgium
3.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
3.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
27th
Netherlands rank
24th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.97 billion tonnes against 3.55 billion tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 413.22 million tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 179 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 69,250 tonnes | 69,250 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 660,736 tonnes | 660,736 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 10.89 million tonnes | 10.89 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 836,122 tonnes | 17.04 million tonnes | 16.20 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 5.01 million tonnes | 29.95 million tonnes | 24.94 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 26.07 million tonnes | 58.89 million tonnes | 32.82 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 41.61 million tonnes | 77.88 million tonnes | 36.26 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 112.73 million tonnes | 169.15 million tonnes | 56.42 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 357.10 million tonnes | 511.15 million tonnes | 154.05 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 934.16 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 307.60 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.52 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 419.37 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | 417.58 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 392.19 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.14 billion tonnes | 3.54 billion tonnes | 400.00 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.47 billion tonnes | 3.88 billion tonnes | 411.59 million tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.97 billion tonnes against 3.55 billion tonnes in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 413.22 million tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 24th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.