Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Belgium
Belgium: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) was 0.6148 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic wastewater — emissions in Belgium is 0.6148 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.6148 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4467 kt, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 54th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4467 kt | — |
| 2001 | 0.468 kt | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4692 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4657 kt | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4667 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4693 kt | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4765 kt | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4851 kt | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4754 kt | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4689 kt | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4782 kt | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.481 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4959 kt | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5015 kt | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5087 kt | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.51 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5234 kt | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5112 kt | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5167 kt | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5516 kt | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5744 kt | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5932 kt | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.611 kt | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6148 kt | +0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.6148 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1951 kt, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.6148 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3264 kt, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4691 kt | 0.4467 kt | 0.4851 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5078 kt | 0.4782 kt | 0.5516 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5983 kt | 0.5744 kt | 0.6148 kt | 4 |
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 domestic wastewater — emissions in Belgium?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in Belgium was 0.6148 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6148 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4467 kt in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- Belgium ranks 54th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.