Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Belgium
Belgium: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Belgium, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Belgium stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1997.
That places Belgium 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +36.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 3.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +36.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 28 Pakistan 0.6% compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
- 30 Philippines 0.6% compare
- 32 Singapore 0.5% compare
- 33 Argentina 0.5% compare
- 34 Bangladesh 0.4% 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 share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Belgium?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Belgium was 0.5% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Belgium ranks 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.