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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium

Belgium: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 13.18 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
13.18 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
34th
of 194 countries
All-time high
13.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
13.90 million tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 13.18 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium peaked at 13.18 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.90 million tonnes, in 1850.

That places Belgium 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 13.90 million tonnes —
1851 28.61 million tonnes +105.9%
1852 44.32 million tonnes +54.9%
1853 60.78 million tonnes +37.1%
1854 78.76 million tonnes +29.6%
1855 96.60 million tonnes +22.7%
1856 114.67 million tonnes +18.7%
1857 133.48 million tonnes +16.4%
1858 152.69 million tonnes +14.4%
1859 171.75 million tonnes +12.5%
1860 192.05 million tonnes +11.8%
1861 213.42 million tonnes +11.1%
1862 234.24 million tonnes +9.8%
1863 255.96 million tonnes +9.3%
1864 278.56 million tonnes +8.8%
1865 301.73 million tonnes +8.3%
1866 326.23 million tonnes +8.1%
1867 353.25 million tonnes +8.3%
1868 377.88 million tonnes +7.0%
1869 404.15 million tonnes +7.0%
1870 434.43 million tonnes +7.5%
1871 463.94 million tonnes +6.8%
1872 495.22 million tonnes +6.7%
1873 529.65 million tonnes +7.0%
1874 562.29 million tonnes +6.2%
1875 595.53 million tonnes +5.9%
1876 628.74 million tonnes +5.6%
1877 660.97 million tonnes +5.1%
1878 695.01 million tonnes +5.1%
1879 729.08 million tonnes +4.9%
1880 766.95 million tonnes +5.2%
1881 804.79 million tonnes +4.9%
1882 843.98 million tonnes +4.9%
1883 885.24 million tonnes +4.9%
1884 926.13 million tonnes +4.6%
1885 965.67 million tonnes +4.3%
1886 1.00 billion tonnes +4.0%
1887 1.05 billion tonnes +4.1%
1888 1.09 billion tonnes +4.2%
1889 1.13 billion tonnes +4.1%
1890 1.18 billion tonnes +4.3%
1891 1.23 billion tonnes +3.9%
1892 1.27 billion tonnes +3.7%
1893 1.32 billion tonnes +3.5%
1894 1.36 billion tonnes +3.6%
1895 1.41 billion tonnes +3.5%
1896 1.46 billion tonnes +3.5%
1897 1.51 billion tonnes +3.5%
1898 1.56 billion tonnes +3.4%
1899 1.62 billion tonnes +3.4%
1900 1.67 billion tonnes +3.5%
1901 1.73 billion tonnes +3.2%
1902 1.78 billion tonnes +3.2%
1903 1.84 billion tonnes +3.3%
1904 1.90 billion tonnes +3.1%
1905 1.96 billion tonnes +3.0%
1906 2.02 billion tonnes +3.2%
1907 2.08 billion tonnes +3.2%
1908 2.15 billion tonnes +3.1%
1909 2.21 billion tonnes +2.9%
1910 2.28 billion tonnes +3.0%
1911 2.34 billion tonnes +2.9%
1912 2.41 billion tonnes +3.0%
1913 2.48 billion tonnes +3.0%
1914 2.53 billion tonnes +1.8%
1915 2.57 billion tonnes +1.5%
1916 2.62 billion tonnes +1.9%
1917 2.65 billion tonnes +1.5%
1918 2.69 billion tonnes +1.4%
1919 2.74 billion tonnes +1.8%
1920 2.80 billion tonnes +2.1%
1921 2.85 billion tonnes +1.9%
1922 2.91 billion tonnes +2.1%
1923 2.99 billion tonnes +2.6%
1924 3.06 billion tonnes +2.6%
1925 3.14 billion tonnes +2.6%
1926 3.22 billion tonnes +2.5%
1927 3.32 billion tonnes +2.9%
1928 3.41 billion tonnes +2.7%
1929 3.51 billion tonnes +2.9%
1930 3.60 billion tonnes +2.7%
1931 3.69 billion tonnes +2.4%
1932 3.76 billion tonnes +1.9%
1933 3.83 billion tonnes +2.0%
1934 3.90 billion tonnes +2.0%
1935 3.98 billion tonnes +1.8%
1936 4.05 billion tonnes +1.9%
1937 4.14 billion tonnes +2.2%
1938 4.22 billion tonnes +1.9%
1939 4.29 billion tonnes +1.7%
1940 4.36 billion tonnes +1.4%
1941 4.42 billion tonnes +1.5%
1942 4.48 billion tonnes +1.4%
1943 4.54 billion tonnes +1.3%
1944 4.57 billion tonnes +0.7%
1945 4.61 billion tonnes +0.8%
1946 4.66 billion tonnes +1.2%
1947 4.74 billion tonnes +1.7%
1948 4.82 billion tonnes +1.8%
1949 4.90 billion tonnes +1.6%
1950 4.98 billion tonnes +1.5%
1951 5.06 billion tonnes +1.7%
1952 5.14 billion tonnes +1.6%
1953 5.22 billion tonnes +1.6%
1954 5.31 billion tonnes +1.6%
1955 5.40 billion tonnes +1.7%
1956 5.49 billion tonnes +1.7%
1957 5.58 billion tonnes +1.7%
1958 5.67 billion tonnes +1.5%
1959 5.75 billion tonnes +1.5%
1960 5.84 billion tonnes +1.5%
1961 5.93 billion tonnes +1.5%
1962 6.03 billion tonnes +1.6%
1963 6.13 billion tonnes +1.7%
1964 6.23 billion tonnes +1.6%
1965 6.33 billion tonnes +1.6%
1966 6.44 billion tonnes +1.6%
1967 6.54 billion tonnes +1.6%
1968 6.66 billion tonnes +1.8%
1969 6.78 billion tonnes +1.8%
1970 6.90 billion tonnes +1.8%
1971 7.02 billion tonnes +1.7%
1972 7.15 billion tonnes +1.8%
1973 7.29 billion tonnes +1.9%
1974 7.42 billion tonnes +1.8%
1975 7.54 billion tonnes +1.6%
1976 7.67 billion tonnes +1.7%
1977 7.79 billion tonnes +1.6%
1978 7.93 billion tonnes +1.7%
1979 8.06 billion tonnes +1.7%
1980 8.19 billion tonnes +1.6%
1981 8.31 billion tonnes +1.4%
1982 8.42 billion tonnes +1.4%
1983 8.52 billion tonnes +1.2%
1984 8.62 billion tonnes +1.2%
1985 8.72 billion tonnes +1.2%
1986 8.82 billion tonnes +1.1%
1987 8.92 billion tonnes +1.1%
1988 9.01 billion tonnes +1.1%
1989 9.12 billion tonnes +1.2%
1990 9.24 billion tonnes +1.3%
1991 9.37 billion tonnes +1.4%
1992 9.49 billion tonnes +1.3%
1993 9.62 billion tonnes +1.4%
1994 9.75 billion tonnes +1.3%
1995 9.88 billion tonnes +1.3%
1996 10.01 billion tonnes +1.3%
1997 10.14 billion tonnes +1.3%
1998 10.27 billion tonnes +1.3%
1999 10.40 billion tonnes +1.3%
2000 10.53 billion tonnes +1.3%
2001 10.66 billion tonnes +1.2%
2002 10.79 billion tonnes +1.2%
2003 10.92 billion tonnes +1.2%
2004 11.06 billion tonnes +1.2%
2005 11.18 billion tonnes +1.2%
2006 11.31 billion tonnes +1.1%
2007 11.43 billion tonnes +1.1%
2008 11.56 billion tonnes +1.1%
2009 11.67 billion tonnes +1.0%
2010 11.78 billion tonnes +1.0%
2011 11.89 billion tonnes +0.9%
2012 11.99 billion tonnes +0.9%
2013 12.10 billion tonnes +0.9%
2014 12.20 billion tonnes +0.8%
2015 12.30 billion tonnes +0.9%
2016 12.41 billion tonnes +0.8%
2017 12.51 billion tonnes +0.8%
2018 12.61 billion tonnes +0.8%
2019 12.72 billion tonnes +0.8%
2020 12.81 billion tonnes +0.7%
2021 12.91 billion tonnes +0.8%
2022 13.00 billion tonnes +0.7%
2023 13.09 billion tonnes +0.7%
2024 13.18 billion tonnes +0.7%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 13.18 billion tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.31 billion tonnes, 4.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 13.18 billion tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.62 billion tonnes, 3.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +105.9% 13.90 million tonnes 28.61 million tonnes
1852 +54.9% 28.61 million tonnes 44.32 million tonnes
1853 +37.1% 44.32 million tonnes 60.78 million tonnes
1854 +29.6% 60.78 million tonnes 78.76 million tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 89.56 million tonnes 13.90 million tonnes 171.75 million tonnes 10
1860s 293.75 million tonnes 192.05 million tonnes 404.15 million tonnes 10
1870s 579.49 million tonnes 434.43 million tonnes 729.08 million tonnes 10
1880s 946.54 million tonnes 766.95 million tonnes 1.13 billion tonnes 10
1890s 1.39 billion tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes 1.62 billion tonnes 10
1900s 1.93 billion tonnes 1.67 billion tonnes 2.21 billion tonnes 10
1910s 2.53 billion tonnes 2.28 billion tonnes 2.74 billion tonnes 10
1920s 3.12 billion tonnes 2.80 billion tonnes 3.51 billion tonnes 10
1930s 3.95 billion tonnes 3.60 billion tonnes 4.29 billion tonnes 10
1940s 4.61 billion tonnes 4.36 billion tonnes 4.90 billion tonnes 10
1950s 5.36 billion tonnes 4.98 billion tonnes 5.75 billion tonnes 10
1960s 6.29 billion tonnes 5.84 billion tonnes 6.78 billion tonnes 10
1970s 7.48 billion tonnes 6.90 billion tonnes 8.06 billion tonnes 10
1980s 8.66 billion tonnes 8.19 billion tonnes 9.12 billion tonnes 10
1990s 9.82 billion tonnes 9.24 billion tonnes 10.40 billion tonnes 10
2000s 11.11 billion tonnes 10.53 billion tonnes 11.67 billion tonnes 10
2010s 12.25 billion tonnes 11.78 billion tonnes 12.72 billion tonnes 10
2020s 13.00 billion tonnes 12.81 billion tonnes 13.18 billion tonnes 5

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  5. 36 Romania 11.85 billion tonnes compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium?
Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium was 13.18 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 13.18 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 13.90 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Belgium rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Belgium ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.