Belgium vs Egypt: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Belgium
0.1%
in 2024
Egypt
0.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
38th
Egypt rank
37th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Belgium
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 38th and Egypt ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.3% | 0.0% | 2.3% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Belgium or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Belgium and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Egypt?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Egypt rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Belgium ranks 38th and Egypt ranks 37th of 179 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.