Belgium vs Netherlands: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Belgium
0.0264 tonnes per person
in 2022
Netherlands
0.0259 tonnes per person
in 2022
Belgium rank
150th
Netherlands rank
151st
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0264 tonnes per person against 0.0259 tonnes per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 150th and Netherlands ranks 151st of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1706 tonnes per person | 0.1157 tonnes per person | 0.0549 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.1736 tonnes per person | 0.0831 tonnes per person | 0.0904 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.1522 tonnes per person | 0.0789 tonnes per person | 0.0733 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.1272 tonnes per person | 0.0663 tonnes per person | 0.0609 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0771 tonnes per person | 0.0489 tonnes per person | 0.0282 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 0.0372 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0261 tonnes per person | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 0.0264 tonnes per person against 0.0259 tonnes per person in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.0005 tonnes per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 150th and Netherlands ranks 151st of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.