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
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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About this data
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.