Belgium vs Netherlands: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Belgium
96.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Netherlands
124.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belgium rank
45th
Netherlands rank
42nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 124.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 96.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belgium, a difference of 27.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 12 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 17.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1860s | 23.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1870s | 31.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1880s | 38.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1890s | 46.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1900s | 58.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1910s | 54.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1920s | 81.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1930s | 85.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1940s | 69.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1950s | 100.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1960s | 122.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1970s | 149.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 128.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 137.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 135.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 114.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 100.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 124.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 96.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 27.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Belgium ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.