Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Belgium
0.2%
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
43rd
Netherlands rank
40th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 13 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 5.2% | 2.0% | 3.2% | Belgium |
| 1850s | 5.1% | 1.7% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.5% | 1.1% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 1870s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 3.1% | Belgium |
| 1880s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 2.4% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1.9% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 40th 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.