Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita was 0.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.69 t CO2eq/cap for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Belgium peaked at 1.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.69 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 56th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.919 t CO2eq/cap | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.785 t CO2eq/cap | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More climate change data for Belgium
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3575 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Belgium?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Belgium was 0.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita?
- Belgium ranks 56th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.