Belgium vs Netherlands: Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted
Belgium
519.39 kilograms
in 2024
Netherlands
580.15 kilograms
in 2022
Belgium rank
9th
Netherlands rank
8th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 580.15 kilograms against 519.39 kilograms in Belgium, a difference of 60.76 kilograms.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 83 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 396 kilograms | 583.47 kilograms | 187.47 kilograms | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 451.18 kilograms | 481.45 kilograms | 30.27 kilograms | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 580.15 kilograms against 519.39 kilograms in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 60.76 kilograms, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International aviation emissions are allocated to the country of departure, then adjusted for tourism.