Belgium vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Belgium
13.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
13.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
34th
Netherlands rank
33rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 13.33 billion tonnes against 13.18 billion tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 144.20 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 17 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1850s 89.56 million tonnes 58.81 million tonnes 30.74 million tonnes Belgium
1860s 293.75 million tonnes 171.13 million tonnes 122.61 million tonnes Belgium
1870s 579.49 million tonnes 297.83 million tonnes 281.66 million tonnes Belgium
1880s 946.54 million tonnes 470.36 million tonnes 476.18 million tonnes Belgium
1890s 1.39 billion tonnes 686.90 million tonnes 706.00 million tonnes Belgium
1900s 1.93 billion tonnes 935.75 million tonnes 999.06 million tonnes Belgium
1910s 2.53 billion tonnes 1.23 billion tonnes 1.30 billion tonnes Belgium
1920s 3.12 billion tonnes 1.55 billion tonnes 1.57 billion tonnes Belgium
1930s 3.95 billion tonnes 2.00 billion tonnes 1.95 billion tonnes Belgium
1940s 4.61 billion tonnes 2.41 billion tonnes 2.20 billion tonnes Belgium
1950s 5.36 billion tonnes 2.94 billion tonnes 2.42 billion tonnes Belgium
1960s 6.29 billion tonnes 3.74 billion tonnes 2.55 billion tonnes Belgium
1970s 7.48 billion tonnes 5.08 billion tonnes 2.40 billion tonnes Belgium
1980s 8.66 billion tonnes 6.68 billion tonnes 1.99 billion tonnes Belgium
1990s 9.82 billion tonnes 8.32 billion tonnes 1.49 billion tonnes Belgium
2000s 11.11 billion tonnes 10.14 billion tonnes 971.89 million tonnes Belgium
2010s 12.25 billion tonnes 11.92 billion tonnes 335.88 million tonnes Belgium
2020s 13.00 billion tonnes 13.07 billion tonnes 73.80 million tonnes Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 13.33 billion tonnes against 13.18 billion tonnes in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Belgium and Netherlands?
144.20 million tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Belgium ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.