Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Belgium
Belgium: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.1017 kg per constant US$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg per constant US$.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Belgium stood at 0.1017 kg per constant US$. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Belgium peaked at 0.2162 kg per constant US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1017 kg per constant US$, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 105th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.216 kg per constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.2162 kg per constant US$ | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1987 kg per constant US$ | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2053 kg per constant US$ | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1946 kg per constant US$ | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1859 kg per constant US$ | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1762 kg per constant US$ | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1632 kg per constant US$ | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1671 kg per constant US$ | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1598 kg per constant US$ | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1671 kg per constant US$ | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1473 kg per constant US$ | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1453 kg per constant US$ | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1468 kg per constant US$ | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1347 kg per constant US$ | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1403 kg per constant US$ | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1371 kg per constant US$ | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.133 kg per constant US$ | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1315 kg per constant US$ | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1267 kg per constant US$ | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1221 kg per constant US$ | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1202 kg per constant US$ | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1077 kg per constant US$ | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1017 kg per constant US$ | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1883 kg per constant US$ | 0.1598 kg per constant US$ | 0.2162 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.141 kg per constant US$ | 0.1267 kg per constant US$ | 0.1671 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1129 kg per constant US$ | 0.1017 kg per constant US$ | 0.1221 kg per constant US$ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Belgium?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Belgium was 0.1017 kg per constant US$ in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2162 kg per constant US$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1017 kg per constant US$ in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Belgium ranks 105th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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