Belgium vs Czechia: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Belgium
7.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Czechia
7.04 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
38th
Czechia rank
41st
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Belgium
- Czechia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7.28 tonnes per person against 7.04 tonnes per person in Czechia, a difference of 0.24 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 38th and Czechia ranks 41st of 213 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Czechia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 3.81 tonnes per person | 0.3046 tonnes per person | 3.51 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1870s | 4.94 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 3.81 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1880s | 5.78 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1890s | 6.44 tonnes per person | 3.31 tonnes per person | 3.13 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1900s | 7.52 tonnes per person | 3.94 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1910s | 6.56 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1920s | 9.52 tonnes per person | 3.51 tonnes per person | 6.01 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1930s | 9.59 tonnes per person | 3.45 tonnes per person | 6.14 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1940s | 7.36 tonnes per person | 5.41 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1950s | 9.96 tonnes per person | 8.14 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1960s | 11.21 tonnes per person | 12.33 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1970s | 13.4 tonnes per person | 17.18 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1980s | 11.11 tonnes per person | 17.71 tonnes per person | 6.6 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1990s | 12.33 tonnes per person | 13.32 tonnes per person | 0.9875 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 2000s | 11.79 tonnes per person | 12.17 tonnes per person | 0.3824 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 2010s | 9.11 tonnes per person | 10.28 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 2020s | 7.65 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person | 0.6503 tonnes per person | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Belgium or Czechia?
- Belgium, at 7.28 tonnes per person against 7.04 tonnes per person in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Belgium and Czechia?
- 0.24 tonnes per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Belgium ranks 38th and Czechia ranks 41st of 213 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.