Belgium vs Chile: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Belgium
0.3%
in 2024
Chile
0.4%
in 2024
Belgium rank
39th
Chile rank
36th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Belgium
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Chile ahead.
Belgium ranks 39th and Chile ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 11 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Belgium or Chile?
- Chile, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Belgium and Chile?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Chile rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Belgium ranks 39th and Chile ranks 36th 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 from oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.