Belgium vs South Africa: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Belgium
7.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
6.93 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
36th
South Africa rank
39th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Belgium
  • South Africa
2.557.51012.515185019372024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 7.61 tonnes per person against 6.93 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.68 tonnes per person.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 194 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 11 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium South Africa Difference Ahead
1880s 7.03 tonnes per person 3.39 tonnes per person 3.64 tonnes per person Belgium
1890s 7.61 tonnes per person 5.46 tonnes per person 2.14 tonnes per person Belgium
1900s 8.42 tonnes per person 7.22 tonnes per person 1.2 tonnes per person Belgium
1910s 7.07 tonnes per person 7.96 tonnes per person 0.898 tonnes per person South Africa
1920s 9.84 tonnes per person 8.44 tonnes per person 1.4 tonnes per person Belgium
1930s 9.66 tonnes per person 7.79 tonnes per person 1.86 tonnes per person Belgium
1940s 7.2 tonnes per person 10.44 tonnes per person 3.24 tonnes per person South Africa
1950s 9.65 tonnes per person 11.61 tonnes per person 1.96 tonnes per person South Africa
1960s 10.93 tonnes per person 10.4 tonnes per person 0.5257 tonnes per person Belgium
1970s 13.16 tonnes per person 10.09 tonnes per person 3.07 tonnes per person Belgium
1980s 10.73 tonnes per person 10.79 tonnes per person 0.0617 tonnes per person South Africa
1990s 12.68 tonnes per person 9.71 tonnes per person 2.97 tonnes per person Belgium
2000s 12.07 tonnes per person 9.51 tonnes per person 2.56 tonnes per person Belgium
2010s 9.38 tonnes per person 8.38 tonnes per person 0.9934 tonnes per person Belgium
2020s 7.95 tonnes per person 7.05 tonnes per person 0.8982 tonnes per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Belgium or South Africa?
Belgium, at 7.61 tonnes per person against 6.93 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Belgium and South Africa?
0.68 tonnes per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
141 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Belgium ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.