Co2 intensity in Belgium
Belgium: Co2 intensity was 0.1816 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1816
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
91st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.5
in 1929
All-time low
0.1816
in 2022
Years of data
177
1846–2022
Co2 intensity in Belgium, 1846–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, co2 intensity in Belgium stood at 0.1816. That is the lowest value across all 177 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Belgium peaked at 1.5 in 1929 and was at its lowest, 0.1816, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 91st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 177 years of available data.
Co2 intensity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 0.773 | — |
| 1847 | 0.7655 | -1.0% |
| 1848 | 0.6779 | -11.5% |
| 1849 | 0.6946 | +2.5% |
| 1850 | 0.7125 | +2.6% |
| 1851 | 0.7555 | +6.0% |
| 1852 | 0.8256 | +9.3% |
| 1853 | 0.8314 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.8672 | +4.3% |
| 1855 | 0.8825 | +1.8% |
| 1856 | 0.8266 | -6.3% |
| 1857 | 0.8392 | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 0.8757 | +4.4% |
| 1859 | 0.9032 | +3.1% |
| 1860 | 0.8781 | -2.8% |
| 1861 | 0.9363 | +6.6% |
| 1862 | 0.9059 | -3.3% |
| 1863 | 0.9281 | +2.5% |
| 1864 | 0.9428 | +1.6% |
| 1865 | 0.9938 | +5.4% |
| 1866 | 1.04 | +4.6% |
| 1867 | 1.12 | +7.8% |
| 1868 | 0.9772 | -12.8% |
| 1869 | 1.01 | +3.8% |
| 1870 | 1.13 | +11.6% |
| 1871 | 1.08 | -4.6% |
| 1872 | 1.1 | +1.7% |
| 1873 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 1874 | 1.07 | -10.8% |
| 1875 | 1.11 | +4.2% |
| 1876 | 1.07 | -3.5% |
| 1877 | 1.01 | -6.0% |
| 1878 | 1.07 | +5.7% |
| 1879 | 1.08 | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 1.12 | +4.5% |
| 1881 | 1.12 | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 1.14 | +2.4% |
| 1883 | 1.19 | +4.5% |
| 1884 | 1.17 | -2.4% |
| 1885 | 1.13 | -3.5% |
| 1886 | 1.08 | -4.1% |
| 1887 | 1.1 | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 1.16 | +5.4% |
| 1889 | 1.13 | -2.5% |
| 1890 | 1.2 | +5.8% |
| 1891 | 1.13 | -5.3% |
| 1892 | 1.1 | -2.5% |
| 1893 | 1.04 | -5.8% |
| 1894 | 1.13 | +8.8% |
| 1895 | 1.11 | -1.6% |
| 1896 | 1.15 | +3.3% |
| 1897 | 1.17 | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 1.18 | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 1.21 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 1.24 | +2.4% |
| 1901 | 1.16 | -6.8% |
| 1902 | 1.19 | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 1.25 | +5.3% |
| 1904 | 1.17 | -6.7% |
| 1905 | 1.13 | -3.0% |
| 1906 | 1.27 | +12.1% |
| 1907 | 1.27 | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 1.25 | -1.8% |
| 1909 | 1.22 | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 1.26 | +3.4% |
| 1911 | 1.24 | -1.6% |
| 1912 | 1.27 | +2.6% |
| 1913 | 1.32 | +3.6% |
| 1914 | 0.8402 | -36.3% |
| 1915 | 0.7213 | -14.2% |
| 1916 | 0.9072 | +25.8% |
| 1917 | 0.8361 | -7.8% |
| 1918 | 0.9655 | +15.5% |
| 1919 | 1.09 | +12.8% |
| 1920 | 1.16 | +6.2% |
| 1921 | 1.04 | -9.9% |
| 1922 | 1.05 | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 1.3 | +24.1% |
| 1924 | 1.34 | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 1.35 | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 1.3 | -3.7% |
| 1927 | 1.46 | +12.3% |
| 1928 | 1.35 | -7.3% |
| 1929 | 1.5 | +10.8% |
| 1930 | 1.46 | -2.5% |
| 1931 | 1.34 | -8.6% |
| 1932 | 1.13 | -15.7% |
| 1933 | 1.18 | +5.0% |
| 1934 | 1.23 | +4.0% |
| 1935 | 1.11 | -10.0% |
| 1936 | 1.15 | +4.0% |
| 1937 | 1.37 | +18.8% |
| 1938 | 1.23 | -10.3% |
| 1939 | 1.07 | -12.8% |
| 1940 | 1.02 | -4.4% |
| 1941 | 1.13 | +10.8% |
| 1942 | 1.16 | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 1.13 | -3.0% |
| 1944 | 0.6098 | -45.9% |
| 1945 | 0.6729 | +10.3% |
| 1946 | 0.9247 | +37.4% |
| 1947 | 1.27 | +37.2% |
| 1948 | 1.24 | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 1.13 | -8.7% |
| 1950 | 1.01 | -10.6% |
| 1951 | 1.13 | +11.1% |
| 1952 | 1.06 | -6.0% |
| 1953 | 1.01 | -4.4% |
| 1954 | 1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.04 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 1.06 | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 1.04 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.9434 | -9.0% |
| 1959 | 0.921 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.8998 | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.8748 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.8798 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9085 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8316 | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8172 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7902 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7769 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8229 | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8045 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7699 | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7176 | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7338 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7339 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6856 | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6272 | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.632 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6111 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6378 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6432 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5938 | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5511 | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.515 | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4451 | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4505 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.442 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4286 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4196 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3896 | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4026 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4403 | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4428 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4324 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4322 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4298 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4231 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4275 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3942 | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4055 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3744 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3667 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3613 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3567 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3574 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3458 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3299 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.317 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2977 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2944 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2699 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2786 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2498 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2417 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2414 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2244 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2295 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2232 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2185 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2168 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.211 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2039 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1998 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1816 | -9.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1816 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1816 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | -45.9% | 1.13 | 0.6098 |
| 1946 | +37.4% | 0.6729 | 0.9247 |
| 1947 | +37.2% | 0.9247 | 1.27 |
| 1914 | -36.3% | 1.32 | 0.8402 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.7277 | 0.6779 | 0.773 | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.8319 | 0.7125 | 0.9032 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9736 | 0.8781 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.21 | 1.13 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.05 | 0.7213 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.28 | 1.04 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.23 | 1.07 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.03 | 0.6098 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.02 | 0.921 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8406 | 0.7769 | 0.9085 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6792 | 0.6111 | 0.7699 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4638 | 0.3896 | 0.5938 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4202 | 0.3744 | 0.4428 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3297 | 0.2699 | 0.3667 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2335 | 0.211 | 0.2786 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1951 | 0.1816 | 0.2039 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 co2 intensity in Belgium?
- Co2 intensity in Belgium was 0.1816 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 1929.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1816 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for co2 intensity?
- Belgium ranks 91st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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