Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1816 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
91st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.5 kilograms per international-$
in 1929
All-time low
0.1816 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Years of data
177
1846–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Belgium, 1846–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Belgium stood at 0.1816 kilograms per international-$. 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, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Belgium peaked at 1.5 kilograms per international-$ in 1929 and was at its lowest, 0.1816 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 91st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 177 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 0.773 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1847 | 0.7655 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1848 | 0.6779 kilograms per international-$ | -11.5% |
| 1849 | 0.6946 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 1850 | 0.7125 kilograms per international-$ | +2.6% |
| 1851 | 0.7555 kilograms per international-$ | +6.0% |
| 1852 | 0.8256 kilograms per international-$ | +9.3% |
| 1853 | 0.8314 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.8672 kilograms per international-$ | +4.3% |
| 1855 | 0.8825 kilograms per international-$ | +1.8% |
| 1856 | 0.8266 kilograms per international-$ | -6.3% |
| 1857 | 0.8392 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 0.8757 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 1859 | 0.9032 kilograms per international-$ | +3.1% |
| 1860 | 0.8781 kilograms per international-$ | -2.8% |
| 1861 | 0.9363 kilograms per international-$ | +6.6% |
| 1862 | 0.9059 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1863 | 0.9281 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 1864 | 0.9428 kilograms per international-$ | +1.6% |
| 1865 | 0.9938 kilograms per international-$ | +5.4% |
| 1866 | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | +4.6% |
| 1867 | 1.12 kilograms per international-$ | +7.8% |
| 1868 | 0.9772 kilograms per international-$ | -12.8% |
| 1869 | 1.01 kilograms per international-$ | +3.8% |
| 1870 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | +11.6% |
| 1871 | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 1872 | 1.1 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 1873 | 1.2 kilograms per international-$ | +9.1% |
| 1874 | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | -10.8% |
| 1875 | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1876 | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 1877 | 1.01 kilograms per international-$ | -6.0% |
| 1878 | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | +5.7% |
| 1879 | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 1.12 kilograms per international-$ | +4.5% |
| 1881 | 1.12 kilograms per international-$ | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 1.14 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1883 | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | +4.5% |
| 1884 | 1.17 kilograms per international-$ | -2.4% |
| 1885 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 1886 | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 1887 | 1.1 kilograms per international-$ | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | +5.4% |
| 1889 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 1890 | 1.2 kilograms per international-$ | +5.8% |
| 1891 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
| 1892 | 1.1 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 1893 | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | -5.8% |
| 1894 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | +8.8% |
| 1895 | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 1896 | 1.15 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 1897 | 1.17 kilograms per international-$ | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 1.18 kilograms per international-$ | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 1.21 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1901 | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 1902 | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1904 | 1.17 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 1905 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1906 | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | +12.1% |
| 1907 | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | -1.8% |
| 1909 | 1.22 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 1.26 kilograms per international-$ | +3.4% |
| 1911 | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 1912 | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | +2.6% |
| 1913 | 1.32 kilograms per international-$ | +3.6% |
| 1914 | 0.8402 kilograms per international-$ | -36.3% |
| 1915 | 0.7213 kilograms per international-$ | -14.2% |
| 1916 | 0.9072 kilograms per international-$ | +25.8% |
| 1917 | 0.8361 kilograms per international-$ | -7.8% |
| 1918 | 0.9655 kilograms per international-$ | +15.5% |
| 1919 | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | +12.8% |
| 1920 | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
| 1921 | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | -9.9% |
| 1922 | 1.05 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 1.3 kilograms per international-$ | +24.1% |
| 1924 | 1.34 kilograms per international-$ | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 1.35 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 1.3 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1927 | 1.46 kilograms per international-$ | +12.3% |
| 1928 | 1.35 kilograms per international-$ | -7.3% |
| 1929 | 1.5 kilograms per international-$ | +10.8% |
| 1930 | 1.46 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 1931 | 1.34 kilograms per international-$ | -8.6% |
| 1932 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | -15.7% |
| 1933 | 1.18 kilograms per international-$ | +5.0% |
| 1934 | 1.23 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 1935 | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | -10.0% |
| 1936 | 1.15 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 1937 | 1.37 kilograms per international-$ | +18.8% |
| 1938 | 1.23 kilograms per international-$ | -10.3% |
| 1939 | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | -12.8% |
| 1940 | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | -4.4% |
| 1941 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | +10.8% |
| 1942 | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1944 | 0.6098 kilograms per international-$ | -45.9% |
| 1945 | 0.6729 kilograms per international-$ | +10.3% |
| 1946 | 0.9247 kilograms per international-$ | +37.4% |
| 1947 | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | +37.2% |
| 1948 | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | -8.7% |
| 1950 | 1.01 kilograms per international-$ | -10.6% |
| 1951 | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | +11.1% |
| 1952 | 1.06 kilograms per international-$ | -6.0% |
| 1953 | 1.01 kilograms per international-$ | -4.4% |
| 1954 | 1.01 kilograms per international-$ | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 1.06 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.9434 kilograms per international-$ | -9.0% |
| 1959 | 0.921 kilograms per international-$ | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.8998 kilograms per international-$ | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.8748 kilograms per international-$ | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.8798 kilograms per international-$ | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9085 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8316 kilograms per international-$ | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8172 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7902 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7769 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8229 kilograms per international-$ | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8045 kilograms per international-$ | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7699 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7176 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7338 kilograms per international-$ | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7339 kilograms per international-$ | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6856 kilograms per international-$ | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6272 kilograms per international-$ | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.632 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6111 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6378 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6432 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5938 kilograms per international-$ | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5511 kilograms per international-$ | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.515 kilograms per international-$ | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4451 kilograms per international-$ | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4505 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.442 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4286 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4196 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3896 kilograms per international-$ | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4026 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4403 kilograms per international-$ | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4428 kilograms per international-$ | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4324 kilograms per international-$ | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4322 kilograms per international-$ | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4298 kilograms per international-$ | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4231 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4275 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3942 kilograms per international-$ | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4055 kilograms per international-$ | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3744 kilograms per international-$ | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3667 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3613 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3567 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3574 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3458 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3299 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.317 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2977 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2944 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2786 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2498 kilograms per international-$ | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2417 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2414 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2244 kilograms per international-$ | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2295 kilograms per international-$ | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2185 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2168 kilograms per international-$ | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.211 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2039 kilograms per international-$ | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1998 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ | -9.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825 kilograms per international-$, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899 kilograms per international-$, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | -45.9% | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6098 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1946 | +37.4% | 0.6729 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9247 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1947 | +37.2% | 0.9247 kilograms per international-$ | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1914 | -36.3% | 1.32 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8402 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.7277 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6779 kilograms per international-$ | 0.773 kilograms per international-$ | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.8319 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7125 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9032 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8781 kilograms per international-$ | 1.12 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | 1.01 kilograms per international-$ | 1.2 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.14 kilograms per international-$ | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | 1.21 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.21 kilograms per international-$ | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.05 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7213 kilograms per international-$ | 1.32 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | 1.5 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.23 kilograms per international-$ | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | 1.46 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6098 kilograms per international-$ | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | 0.921 kilograms per international-$ | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8406 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7769 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9085 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6792 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6111 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7699 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4638 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3896 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5938 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4202 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3744 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4428 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3667 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2335 kilograms per international-$ | 0.211 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2786 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1951 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2039 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 88 Nepal 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 89 Slovenia 0.1834 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 90 Benin 0.183 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 92 Burkina Faso 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 93 Gambia 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 94 Croatia 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Belgium?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Belgium was 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 kilograms per international-$ in 1929.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 91st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).