Belgium vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Belgium
3.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
3.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
27th
Sweden rank
29th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.55 billion tonnes against 3.37 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 179.42 million tonnes.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 187 shared years of data; in 1834 it was Sweden ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 9,902 tonnes | 9,902 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 168,120 tonnes | 168,120 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 654,272 tonnes | 654,272 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 836,122 tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes | 7.48 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 5.01 million tonnes | 13.96 million tonnes | 8.95 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 26.07 million tonnes | 32.35 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 41.61 million tonnes | 59.14 million tonnes | 17.53 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 112.73 million tonnes | 182.31 million tonnes | 69.58 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 357.10 million tonnes | 555.03 million tonnes | 197.93 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 934.16 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 324.44 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.52 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 379.49 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 301.91 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | 137.30 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.14 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 30.24 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.47 billion tonnes | 3.32 billion tonnes | 149.24 million tonnes | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Belgium or Sweden?
- Belgium, at 3.55 billion tonnes against 3.37 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Belgium and Sweden?
- 179.42 million tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1834 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th 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.