Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Belgium
Belgium: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 16.79 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Belgium, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Belgium stood at 16.79 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Belgium peaked at 21.67 tonnes per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.04 tonnes per person, in 1993.
That places Belgium 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.08 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 12.34 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 12.2 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 12.04 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 12.34 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 12.43 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 12.75 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 12.18 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 12.77 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 17.72 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 2000 | 19.05 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 18.97 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 19.44 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 19.49 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 20.9 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 20.37 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 20.83 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 21.37 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 21.67 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 17.8 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 18.93 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 19.38 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 17.7 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 18.53 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 18.47 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.88 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 17.85 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 18.54 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 17.8 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 15.8 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 17.44 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 17.79 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 16.79 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 16.79 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.42 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 16.79 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.96 tonnes per person, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 | +38.8% | 12.77 tonnes per person | 17.72 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.88 tonnes per person | 12.04 tonnes per person | 17.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.99 tonnes per person | 17.8 tonnes per person | 21.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 17.7 tonnes per person | 19.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.95 tonnes per person | 15.8 tonnes per person | 17.79 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 6 Saudi Arabia 19.66 tonnes per person compare
- 7 Hong Kong 19.37 tonnes per person compare
- 8 Brunei 19.34 tonnes per person compare
- 10 Oman 16.51 tonnes per person compare
- 11 United States 15.81 tonnes per person compare
- 12 Trinidad and Tobago 14.87 tonnes per person 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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Belgium?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Belgium was 16.79 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.67 tonnes per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.04 tonnes per person in 1993.
- How does Belgium rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.