Belgium vs France: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Belgium
0.0193 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
France
0.0177 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
France rank
10th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • France
0.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0193 kt per square kilometre against 0.0177 kt per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0016 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 9th and France ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium France Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0268 kt per square kilometre 0.0227 kt per square kilometre 0.0042 kt per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 0.0299 kt per square kilometre 0.0218 kt per square kilometre 0.008 kt per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 0.0236 kt per square kilometre 0.0193 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre, Belgium or France?
Belgium, at 0.0193 kt per square kilometre against 0.0177 kt per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre between Belgium and France?
0.0016 kt per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Belgium and France rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 9th and France ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,802 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.