Belgium vs Taiwan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Belgium
3.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
3.44 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
27th
Taiwan rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Belgium
- Taiwan
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.55 billion tonnes against 3.44 billion tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 113.06 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Taiwan ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 836,122 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 836,122 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1920s | 5.01 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1930s | 26.07 million tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | 26.07 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1940s | 41.61 million tonnes | 100,761 tonnes | 41.51 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1950s | 112.73 million tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | 106.80 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1960s | 357.10 million tonnes | 33.88 million tonnes | 323.22 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1970s | 934.16 million tonnes | 205.43 million tonnes | 728.74 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.52 billion tonnes | 659.28 million tonnes | 860.21 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 745.02 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 466.59 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.14 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 245.90 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.47 billion tonnes | 3.33 billion tonnes | 134.64 million tonnes | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belgium or Taiwan?
- Belgium, at 3.55 billion tonnes against 3.44 billion tonnes in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belgium and Taiwan?
- 113.06 million tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Taiwan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Taiwan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.