Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0087 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 0.0087 kt per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.0145 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 kt per square kilometre, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 21st of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +241.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0139 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0087 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0025 kt per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0087 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0014 kt per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +241.8% | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 kt per square kilometre | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | 0.0139 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 18 Turkmenistan 0.0094 kt per square kilometre compare
- 19 Germany 0.009 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 0.009 kt per square kilometre compare
- 22 Czechia 0.0083 kt per square kilometre compare
- 23 Eswatini 0.0077 kt per square kilometre compare
- 24 Bangladesh 0.0073 kt per square kilometre 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 electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.0087 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0145 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.