Belgium vs Netherlands: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Belgium
0.979 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands
1.02 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
42nd
Netherlands rank
41st
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.02 tonnes per person against 0.979 tonnes per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.041 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 41st of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 17 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.9013 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1850s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1860s | 3.81 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1870s | 4.94 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1880s | 5.78 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 3.66 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1890s | 6.44 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1900s | 7.52 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | 4.59 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1910s | 6.55 tonnes per person | 3.3 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1920s | 9.35 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | 5.34 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1930s | 9.12 tonnes per person | 4.53 tonnes per person | 4.59 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1940s | 7.05 tonnes per person | 3.45 tonnes per person | 3.61 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1950s | 8.31 tonnes per person | 4.05 tonnes per person | 4.25 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1960s | 6.75 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 3.83 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 4.47 tonnes per person | 0.8412 tonnes per person | 3.62 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 4.09 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.47 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | 0.3857 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 0.8052 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.9631 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.205 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.02 tonnes per person against 0.979 tonnes per person in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.041 tonnes per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Belgium ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 41st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.