Belgium vs Chile: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Belgium
0.2%
in 2024
Chile
0.2%
in 2024
Belgium rank
43rd
Chile rank
46th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Belgium
- Chile
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
Across all 181 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 43rd and Chile ranks 46th of 215 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 5.2% | 0.0% | 5.2% | Belgium |
| 1850s | 5.1% | 0.1% | 5.0% | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.5% | 0.1% | 4.3% | Belgium |
| 1870s | 4.0% | 0.2% | 3.8% | Belgium |
| 1880s | 3.3% | 0.2% | 3.1% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 2.6% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.1% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.4% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Belgium or Chile?
- Belgium, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Belgium and Chile?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Chile rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and Chile ranks 46th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.