Belgium vs Taiwan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil

Belgium
0.3%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.4%
in 2024
Belgium rank
39th
Taiwan rank
37th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Belgium
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Taiwan ahead.

Belgium ranks 39th and Taiwan ranks 37th of 215 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Taiwan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Taiwan 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% 0.1% 0.5% Belgium
1960s 0.9% 0.1% 0.7% Belgium
1970s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Belgium
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Belgium
1990s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Taiwan
2000s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% Taiwan
2010s 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% Taiwan
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Belgium or Taiwan?
Taiwan, 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 Taiwan?
0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Taiwan?
129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Taiwan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
Belgium ranks 39th and Taiwan ranks 37th 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

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 20,888 data points, 1855–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.