Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Belgium
Belgium: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was 3.46 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.46 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 36.0%
World rank
51st
of 188 countries
All-time high
339.49 % change on previous year
in 1993
All-time low
-422.63 % change on previous year
in 1937
Years of data
173
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Belgium, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3.46 % change on previous year for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.0% on the previous year and down 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 339.49 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -422.63 % change on previous year, in 1937.
Belgium ranks 51st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -0.339 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -5.47 % change on previous year | +1513.9% |
| 1853 | 8.7 % change on previous year | -259.1% |
| 1854 | 5.27 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 1855 | -9.19 % change on previous year | -274.6% |
| 1856 | 8.78 % change on previous year | -195.5% |
| 1857 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 1858 | -5.89 % change on previous year | -244.4% |
| 1859 | -12.63 % change on previous year | +114.4% |
| 1860 | 22.4 % change on previous year | -277.3% |
| 1861 | -3.5 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 1862 | -8.95 % change on previous year | +155.9% |
| 1863 | 0.386 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 1864 | 0.6668 % change on previous year | +72.7% |
| 1865 | -8.94 % change on previous year | -1440.2% |
| 1866 | -3.58 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 1867 | 20.61 % change on previous year | -675.4% |
| 1868 | -5.36 % change on previous year | -126.0% |
| 1869 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 1870 | 19.53 % change on previous year | +812.1% |
| 1871 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 1872 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 1873 | 11.09 % change on previous year | -698.7% |
| 1874 | 6.32 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 1875 | -6.1 % change on previous year | -196.4% |
| 1876 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -249.1% |
| 1877 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 1878 | -5.3 % change on previous year | -223.3% |
| 1879 | -6.85 % change on previous year | +29.3% |
| 1880 | 17.52 % change on previous year | -355.8% |
| 1881 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 1882 | -6.33 % change on previous year | +98.0% |
| 1883 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -129.7% |
| 1884 | 2.05 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1885 | -7.89 % change on previous year | -484.1% |
| 1886 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1887 | 19.37 % change on previous year | -1635.9% |
| 1888 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 1889 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -172.9% |
| 1890 | 11.66 % change on previous year | +413.1% |
| 1891 | -5.81 % change on previous year | -149.8% |
| 1892 | -8.87 % change on previous year | +52.8% |
| 1893 | 9.13 % change on previous year | -202.9% |
| 1894 | 0.0622 % change on previous year | -99.3% |
| 1895 | -10.37 % change on previous year | -16780.7% |
| 1896 | 5.24 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 1897 | -0.6016 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 1898 | -9.34 % change on previous year | +1451.9% |
| 1899 | -9.66 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1900 | 24.34 % change on previous year | -352.0% |
| 1901 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1902 | -7.92 % change on previous year | +174.7% |
| 1903 | -10.73 % change on previous year | +35.5% |
| 1904 | 9.24 % change on previous year | -186.2% |
| 1905 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1906 | -11.3 % change on previous year | +374.5% |
| 1907 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -140.7% |
| 1908 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -156.4% |
| 1909 | -11.1 % change on previous year | +328.4% |
| 1910 | -14.94 % change on previous year | +34.6% |
| 1911 | 21.9 % change on previous year | -246.6% |
| 1912 | -11.57 % change on previous year | -152.8% |
| 1913 | -15.76 % change on previous year | +36.2% |
| 1914 | -4.4 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 1915 | -6.06 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 1916 | -15.29 % change on previous year | +152.1% |
| 1917 | -11.52 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1918 | 21.15 % change on previous year | -283.6% |
| 1919 | -14.2 % change on previous year | -167.1% |
| 1920 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -90.6% |
| 1921 | 26.73 % change on previous year | -2104.8% |
| 1922 | 8.22 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 1923 | -33.39 % change on previous year | -506.1% |
| 1924 | -20.64 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 1925 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1926 | 9.6 % change on previous year | -425.1% |
| 1927 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -149.3% |
| 1928 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -231.6% |
| 1929 | 8.99 % change on previous year | +44.2% |
| 1930 | -28.65 % change on previous year | -418.8% |
| 1931 | -33.08 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 1932 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 1933 | -10.88 % change on previous year | -899.2% |
| 1934 | -15.12 % change on previous year | +39.0% |
| 1935 | -73.4 % change on previous year | +385.4% |
| 1936 | -56.6 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1937 | -422.63 % change on previous year | +646.7% |
| 1938 | 86.79 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 1940 | -24.54 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 1941 | -11.5 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 1942 | -34.77 % change on previous year | +202.4% |
| 1943 | 10.09 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 1944 | -17.62 % change on previous year | -274.6% |
| 1945 | -23.09 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 1946 | -10.85 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 1947 | -7.08 % change on previous year | -34.7% |
| 1948 | -6.89 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1949 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -161.0% |
| 1950 | -24.76 % change on previous year | -689.6% |
| 1951 | -14.94 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 1952 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 1953 | -0.3074 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 1954 | -8.19 % change on previous year | +2565.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0721 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
| 1956 | -8.54 % change on previous year | -11941.0% |
| 1957 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 1958 | -10.6 % change on previous year | -1039.9% |
| 1959 | 6.21 % change on previous year | -158.6% |
| 1960 | 8.76 % change on previous year | +41.1% |
| 1961 | -5.34 % change on previous year | -160.9% |
| 1962 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 1963 | -0.1715 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 1964 | 7.17 % change on previous year | -4279.4% |
| 1965 | -3.96 % change on previous year | -155.3% |
| 1966 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -149.6% |
| 1967 | 10.78 % change on previous year | +448.5% |
| 1968 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1969 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -218.1% |
| 1970 | 5.32 % change on previous year | +181.3% |
| 1971 | 8.84 % change on previous year | +66.3% |
| 1972 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 1973 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1974 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +140.5% |
| 1975 | 6.34 % change on previous year | +116.7% |
| 1976 | 11.03 % change on previous year | +73.8% |
| 1977 | -7.86 % change on previous year | -171.3% |
| 1978 | -14.13 % change on previous year | +79.7% |
| 1979 | -184.94 % change on previous year | +1208.8% |
| 1980 | 5.9 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 1981 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 8.04 % change on previous year | +95.2% |
| 1983 | 12 % change on previous year | +49.2% |
| 1984 | 8.41 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 1985 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 1986 | 11.74 % change on previous year | +138.1% |
| 1987 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 1988 | 17.17 % change on previous year | +201.3% |
| 1989 | 16.77 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 10.08 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 1991 | 320.87 % change on previous year | +3082.3% |
| 1992 | -48.57 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 1993 | 339.49 % change on previous year | -799.0% |
| 1994 | -63.64 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 1995 | -29.95 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 1996 | 33.05 % change on previous year | -210.3% |
| 1997 | -3.4 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 1998 | 9.95 % change on previous year | -392.3% |
| 1999 | 89.18 % change on previous year | +796.3% |
| 2000 | -45.96 % change on previous year | -151.5% |
| 2001 | -25.39 % change on previous year | -44.8% |
| 2002 | 13.28 % change on previous year | -152.3% |
| 2003 | 26.52 % change on previous year | +99.8% |
| 2004 | 25.4 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2005 | -36.44 % change on previous year | -243.5% |
| 2006 | -12.65 % change on previous year | -65.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 2008 | -21.85 % change on previous year | -633.2% |
| 2009 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 2010 | -20.48 % change on previous year | -682.7% |
| 2011 | -25.02 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 115.03 % change on previous year | -559.8% |
| 2013 | -14.8 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 2014 | 41.66 % change on previous year | -381.6% |
| 2015 | 34.3 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2016 | -35.14 % change on previous year | -202.4% |
| 2017 | 42.26 % change on previous year | -220.2% |
| 2018 | -8.5 % change on previous year | -120.1% |
| 2019 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 2020 | -13.07 % change on previous year | -400.2% |
| 2021 | -12.62 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 19.3 % change on previous year | -252.9% |
| 2023 | 5.4 % change on previous year | -72.0% |
| 2024 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3.46 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.6131 % change on previous year. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | -16780.7% | 0.0622 % change on previous year | -10.37 % change on previous year |
| 1956 | -11941.0% | 0.0721 % change on previous year | -8.54 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +4279.4% | -0.1715 % change on previous year | 7.17 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +3082.3% | 10.08 % change on previous year | 320.87 % change on previous year |
| 1954 | -2565.3% | -0.3074 % change on previous year | -8.19 % change on previous year |
| 1921 | +2104.8% | -1.33 % change on previous year | 26.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.7444 % change on previous year | -12.63 % change on previous year | 8.78 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 1.59 % change on previous year | -8.95 % change on previous year | 22.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.51 % change on previous year | -6.85 % change on previous year | 19.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.13 % change on previous year | -7.89 % change on previous year | 19.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.86 % change on previous year | -10.37 % change on previous year | 11.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.07 % change on previous year | -11.3 % change on previous year | 24.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -5.07 % change on previous year | -15.76 % change on previous year | 21.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.3283 % change on previous year | -33.39 % change on previous year | 26.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -61.36 % change on previous year | -422.63 % change on previous year | 86.79 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1940s | -12.21 % change on previous year | -34.77 % change on previous year | 10.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -5.63 % change on previous year | -24.76 % change on previous year | 6.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.16 % change on previous year | -5.34 % change on previous year | 10.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -16.91 % change on previous year | -184.94 % change on previous year | 11.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.48 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 17.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.7 % change on previous year | -63.64 % change on previous year | 339.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.95 % change on previous year | -45.96 % change on previous year | 26.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.37 % change on previous year | -35.14 % change on previous year | 115.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4941 % change on previous year | -13.07 % change on previous year | 19.3 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 48 Mauritania 3.64 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Poland 3.6 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.59 % change on previous year compare
- 52 South Korea 3.12 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Jamaica 3.05 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Bangladesh 2.82 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Belgium?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Belgium was 3.46 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 339.49 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -422.63 % change on previous year in 1937.
- How does Belgium rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.