Belgium vs Hong Kong: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Belgium
0.1%
in 2024
Hong Kong
0.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
38th
Hong Kong rank
39th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Belgium
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 38th and Hong Kong ranks 39th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Hong Kong in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Belgium or Hong Kong?
- Belgium, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Belgium and Hong Kong?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hong Kong?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Hong Kong rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Belgium ranks 38th and Hong Kong ranks 39th 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.