Belgium vs Netherlands: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Belgium
0.0062 °C
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0062 °C
in 2024
Belgium rank
26th
Netherlands rank
27th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0062 °C against 0.0062 °C in Netherlands, a difference of 0 °C.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 214 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0007 °C | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0009 °C | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.002 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0011 °C | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0012 °C | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.003 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0013 °C | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0026 °C | 0.0011 °C | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.0043 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0007 °C | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0048 °C | 0.0044 °C | 0.0004 °C | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0053 °C | 0.0051 °C | 0.0001 °C | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0058 °C | 0.0057 °C | 0.0001 °C | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0061 °C | 0.0061 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 0.0062 °C against 0.0062 °C in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0 °C, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Belgium ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.