Belgium vs United Arab Emirates: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Belgium
2.92 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
3.96 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • United Arab Emirates
01234196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 3.96 kt per square kilometre against 2.92 kt per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 1.04 kt per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 3.56 kt per square kilometre 1.92 kt per square kilometre 1.64 kt per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 3.26 kt per square kilometre 3.19 kt per square kilometre 0.0684 kt per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 3.03 kt per square kilometre 3.74 kt per square kilometre 0.7031 kt per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Belgium or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 3.96 kt per square kilometre against 2.92 kt per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Belgium and United Arab Emirates?
1.04 kt per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Arab Emirates?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and United Arab Emirates rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.