Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.3271 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3271 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
71st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.39 tonnes per person
in 1890
All-time low
-0.5726 tonnes per person
in 1979
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belgium, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belgium is 0.3271 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belgium peaked at 1.39 tonnes per person in 1890 and was at its lowest, -0.5726 tonnes per person, in 1979.
Belgium ranks 71st of 194 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 per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.03 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1852 | 0.9542 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1853 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1854 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1855 | 0.9729 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1856 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1857 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1858 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1859 | 0.883 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1860 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +21.6% |
| 1861 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1862 | 0.9304 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1863 | 0.9273 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.9268 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.8379 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1866 | 0.8021 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1867 | 0.9605 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1868 | 0.9025 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1869 | 0.915 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1871 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1872 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1873 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1874 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1875 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1876 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1877 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1878 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1879 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1880 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1881 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1882 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1883 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1886 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1887 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1888 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1889 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1890 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1891 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1892 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1893 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1894 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1895 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1896 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1897 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1899 | 0.9143 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1900 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1901 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1902 | 0.9854 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1903 | 0.8701 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1904 | 0.9402 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1905 | 0.9079 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1906 | 0.7965 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1907 | 0.8241 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1908 | 0.794 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1909 | 0.6997 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1910 | 0.5911 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1911 | 0.7172 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1912 | 0.6325 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1913 | 0.5324 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1914 | 0.5087 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1915 | 0.4775 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1916 | 0.4043 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1917 | 0.3574 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1918 | 0.4327 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1919 | 0.3706 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1920 | 0.3645 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1921 | 0.4599 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1922 | 0.495 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1923 | 0.3275 tonnes per person | -33.8% |
| 1924 | 0.2582 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1925 | 0.2489 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1926 | 0.2709 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1927 | 0.2564 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1928 | 0.2705 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1929 | 0.2931 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1930 | 0.208 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1386 tonnes per person | -33.4% |
| 1932 | 0.1399 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1933 | 0.1243 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1934 | 0.1051 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | -73.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -56.7% |
| 1937 | -0.0388 tonnes per person | -421.6% |
| 1938 | -0.0051 tonnes per person | -86.8% |
| 1939 | -0.0731 tonnes per person | +1331.7% |
| 1940 | -0.0907 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1941 | -0.1008 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1942 | -0.1354 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 1943 | -0.1213 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1944 | -0.1422 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1945 | -0.1744 tonnes per person | +22.7% |
| 1946 | -0.1927 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1947 | -0.2057 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1948 | -0.2191 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1949 | -0.2091 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1950 | -0.2597 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1951 | -0.2972 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1952 | -0.285 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1953 | -0.2844 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1954 | -0.3061 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1955 | -0.3043 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1956 | -0.3285 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1957 | -0.323 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1958 | -0.3551 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1959 | -0.3308 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1960 | -0.3 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1961 | -0.3141 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1962 | -0.3055 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | -0.3041 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | -0.2804 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1965 | -0.2896 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | -0.2822 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | -0.2505 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1968 | -0.2533 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | -0.2475 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | -0.2333 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | -0.2119 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1972 | -0.2067 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | -0.2037 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | -0.1974 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | -0.1846 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | -0.1641 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1977 | -0.1767 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1978 | -0.2013 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1979 | -0.5726 tonnes per person | +184.4% |
| 1980 | -0.5376 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1981 | -0.5145 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | -0.4726 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1983 | -0.4156 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1984 | -0.3805 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1985 | -0.3615 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | -0.3189 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1987 | -0.3003 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1988 | -0.2483 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1989 | -0.2063 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1990 | -0.185 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4071 tonnes per person | -320.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2084 tonnes per person | -48.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9123 tonnes per person | +337.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3306 tonnes per person | -63.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2311 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3069 tonnes per person | +32.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2958 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3245 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6124 tonnes per person | +88.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3301 tonnes per person | -46.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2455 tonnes per person | -25.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2768 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3488 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4354 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2753 tonnes per person | -36.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2388 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2468 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1914 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1962 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1543 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1146 tonnes per person | -25.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2449 tonnes per person | +113.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2077 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2929 tonnes per person | +41.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3911 tonnes per person | +33.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2524 tonnes per person | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3577 tonnes per person | +41.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3258 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3381 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2927 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2551 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3024 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3168 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3271 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.3271 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | -1331.7% | -0.0051 tonnes per person | -0.0731 tonnes per person |
| 1937 | -421.6% | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -0.0388 tonnes per person |
| 1993 | +337.8% | 0.2084 tonnes per person | 0.9123 tonnes per person |
| 1991 | +320.0% | -0.185 tonnes per person | 0.4071 tonnes per person |
| 1979 | -184.4% | -0.2013 tonnes per person | -0.5726 tonnes per person |
| 2012 | +113.7% | 0.1146 tonnes per person | 0.2449 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.883 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9305 tonnes per person | 0.8021 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.2 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.9143 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9025 tonnes per person | 0.6997 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5024 tonnes per person | 0.3574 tonnes per person | 0.7172 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3245 tonnes per person | 0.2489 tonnes per person | 0.495 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0639 tonnes per person | -0.0731 tonnes per person | 0.208 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.1591 tonnes per person | -0.2191 tonnes per person | -0.0907 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3074 tonnes per person | -0.3551 tonnes per person | -0.2597 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2827 tonnes per person | -0.3141 tonnes per person | -0.2475 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2353 tonnes per person | -0.5726 tonnes per person | -0.1641 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3756 tonnes per person | -0.5376 tonnes per person | -0.2063 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3444 tonnes per person | -0.185 tonnes per person | 0.9123 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2785 tonnes per person | 0.1914 tonnes per person | 0.4354 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2679 tonnes per person | 0.1146 tonnes per person | 0.3911 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2988 tonnes per person | 0.2551 tonnes per person | 0.3271 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Belgium
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- 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 per capita in Belgium?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belgium was 0.3271 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 tonnes per person in 1890.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5726 tonnes per person in 1979.
- How does Belgium rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Belgium ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.