Belgium vs Canada: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Belgium
0.9%
in 2024
Canada
1.2%
in 2024
Belgium rank
17th
Canada rank
15th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.2% against 0.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 196 shared years of data; in 1802 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 17th and Canada ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 17 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1830s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Belgium |
| 1840s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.6% | Belgium |
| 1850s | 3.5% | 0.0% | 3.5% | Belgium |
| 1860s | 3.9% | 0.1% | 3.9% | Belgium |
| 1870s | 4.1% | 0.1% | 3.9% | Belgium |
| 1880s | 3.9% | 0.3% | 3.6% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 3.6% | 0.5% | 3.1% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 3.2% | 0.8% | 2.5% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Belgium or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.2% against 0.9% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Belgium and Canada?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1802 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Belgium ranks 17th and Canada ranks 15th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.