emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Belgium

Belgium: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was -0.6926 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
-0.6926 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 110.3%
World rank
147th
of 219 countries
All-time high
47.63 % change on previous year
in 2013
All-time low
-36.98 % change on previous year
in 2014
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Belgium, 1751–2022

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Belgium is -0.6926 % change on previous year, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 110.3% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 47.63 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -36.98 % change on previous year, in 2014.

That places Belgium 147th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Belgium, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 0.14 % change on previous year —
1752 0.1351 % change on previous year -3.5%
1753 0.1312 % change on previous year -2.9%
1754 0.1273 % change on previous year -3.0%
1755 0.1224 % change on previous year -3.8%
1756 0.1185 % change on previous year -3.2%
1757 0.1147 % change on previous year -3.3%
1758 0.1099 % change on previous year -4.2%
1759 0.1051 % change on previous year -4.3%
1760 0.1022 % change on previous year -2.8%
1761 0.0975 % change on previous year -4.6%
1762 0.0927 % change on previous year -4.9%
1763 0.0889 % change on previous year -4.1%
1764 0.0842 % change on previous year -5.3%
1765 0.0814 % change on previous year -3.4%
1766 0.0758 % change on previous year -6.9%
1767 0.073 % change on previous year -3.7%
1768 0.0683 % change on previous year -6.4%
1769 0.0636 % change on previous year -6.8%
1770 0.0599 % change on previous year -5.9%
1771 0.0562 % change on previous year -6.2%
1772 0.0515 % change on previous year -8.2%
1773 0.0478 % change on previous year -7.2%
1774 0.0432 % change on previous year -9.7%
1775 0.0395 % change on previous year -8.6%
1776 0.0358 % change on previous year -9.3%
1777 0.0312 % change on previous year -12.9%
1778 0.0275 % change on previous year -11.8%
1779 0.0229 % change on previous year -16.7%
1780 0.0193 % change on previous year -16.0%
1781 0.0156 % change on previous year -19.1%
1782 0.011 % change on previous year -29.4%
1783 0.0073 % change on previous year -33.3%
1784 0.0028 % change on previous year -62.5%
1785 -0.0009 % change on previous year -133.3%
1786 -0.0055 % change on previous year +500.0%
1787 -0.0092 % change on previous year +66.7%
1788 -0.0128 % change on previous year +40.0%
1789 -0.0174 % change on previous year +35.7%
1790 -0.0211 % change on previous year +21.1%
1791 -0.0248 % change on previous year +17.4%
1792 -0.0294 % change on previous year +18.5%
1793 -0.034 % change on previous year +15.7%
1794 -0.0377 % change on previous year +10.8%
1795 -0.0414 % change on previous year +9.8%
1796 -0.046 % change on previous year +11.2%
1797 -0.0497 % change on previous year +8.0%
1798 -0.0534 % change on previous year +7.5%
1799 -0.058 % change on previous year +8.7%
1800 -0.0617 % change on previous year +6.4%
1801 -0.0664 % change on previous year +7.5%
1802 2.41 % change on previous year -3738.5%
1803 -2.5 % change on previous year -203.5%
1804 -0.0785 % change on previous year -96.9%
1805 -0.0823 % change on previous year +4.8%
1806 -0.087 % change on previous year +5.7%
1807 -0.0908 % change on previous year +4.3%
1808 -0.0955 % change on previous year +5.2%
1809 -0.0993 % change on previous year +4.0%
1810 -0.1031 % change on previous year +3.8%
1811 -0.1078 % change on previous year +4.6%
1812 -0.1117 % change on previous year +3.6%
1813 -0.1165 % change on previous year +4.3%
1814 -0.1203 % change on previous year +3.3%
1815 -0.1251 % change on previous year +4.0%
1816 -0.129 % change on previous year +3.1%
1817 -0.133 % change on previous year +3.0%
1818 -0.1378 % change on previous year +3.7%
1819 -0.1418 % change on previous year +2.9%
1820 -0.1457 % change on previous year +2.8%
1821 0.3135 % change on previous year -315.2%
1822 0.3032 % change on previous year -3.3%
1823 0.2929 % change on previous year -3.4%
1824 0.2836 % change on previous year -3.2%
1825 0.2735 % change on previous year -3.6%
1826 0.2635 % change on previous year -3.7%
1827 0.2545 % change on previous year -3.4%
1828 0.2437 % change on previous year -4.2%
1829 0.2348 % change on previous year -3.6%
1830 2.6 % change on previous year +1006.4%
1831 -1.12 % change on previous year -143.1%
1832 -0.383 % change on previous year -65.8%
1833 -0.5381 % change on previous year +40.5%
1834 -0.5456 % change on previous year +1.4%
1835 -0.3538 % change on previous year -35.2%
1836 -0.1697 % change on previous year -52.0%
1837 -0.34 % change on previous year +100.3%
1838 -0.4477 % change on previous year +31.7%
1839 -0.2728 % change on previous year -39.1%
1840 -0.1074 % change on previous year -60.6%
1841 -0.028 % change on previous year -73.9%
1842 0.2066 % change on previous year -836.9%
1843 -0.1344 % change on previous year -165.0%
1844 0.3447 % change on previous year -356.6%
1845 0.23 % change on previous year -33.3%
1846 0.3483 % change on previous year +51.5%
1847 0.187 % change on previous year -46.3%
1848 -0.3511 % change on previous year -287.8%
1849 0.2086 % change on previous year -159.4%
1850 -0.0638 % change on previous year -130.6%
1851 0.8342 % change on previous year -1406.6%
1852 0.9889 % change on previous year +18.5%
1853 0.5564 % change on previous year -43.7%
1854 0.9449 % change on previous year +69.8%
1855 0.4497 % change on previous year -52.4%
1856 0.1846 % change on previous year -58.9%
1857 0.5287 % change on previous year +186.4%
1858 0.5808 % change on previous year +9.9%
1859 0.4217 % change on previous year -27.4%
1860 0.3042 % change on previous year -27.9%
1861 0.6214 % change on previous year +104.3%
1862 -0.3509 % change on previous year -156.5%
1863 0.3547 % change on previous year -201.1%
1864 0.3318 % change on previous year -6.5%
1865 0.4493 % change on previous year +35.4%
1866 1.76 % change on previous year +290.7%
1867 1.91 % change on previous year +8.8%
1868 -1.29 % change on previous year -167.5%
1869 1.31 % change on previous year -201.8%
1870 3.37 % change on previous year +156.8%
1871 -1.68 % change on previous year -149.7%
1872 0.8323 % change on previous year -149.7%
1873 1.53 % change on previous year +84.0%
1874 -2.77 % change on previous year -281.0%
1875 0.2152 % change on previous year -107.8%
1876 -1.71 % change on previous year -894.1%
1877 -2.39 % change on previous year +39.6%
1878 1.32 % change on previous year -155.4%
1879 -0.4637 % change on previous year -135.1%
1880 2.07 % change on previous year -545.5%
1881 -0.1776 % change on previous year -108.6%
1882 1.74 % change on previous year -1078.8%
1883 1.97 % change on previous year +13.5%
1884 -0.8767 % change on previous year -144.4%
1885 -1.22 % change on previous year +39.5%
1886 -2.79 % change on previous year +128.2%
1887 0.7535 % change on previous year -127.0%
1888 1.04 % change on previous year +37.7%
1889 -0.5789 % change on previous year -155.8%
1890 2.15 % change on previous year -471.9%
1891 -2.22 % change on previous year -203.3%
1892 0.1824 % change on previous year -108.2%
1893 -1.9 % change on previous year -1144.2%
1894 5.46 % change on previous year -386.8%
1895 0.7931 % change on previous year -85.5%
1896 2.17 % change on previous year +173.7%
1897 1.28 % change on previous year -41.1%
1898 1.16 % change on previous year -9.2%
1899 2.11 % change on previous year +82.1%
1900 2.75 % change on previous year +30.3%
1901 -4.45 % change on previous year -261.7%
1902 2.09 % change on previous year -146.9%
1903 4.06 % change on previous year +94.5%
1904 -3.38 % change on previous year -183.4%
1905 -0.7217 % change on previous year -78.7%
1906 9.14 % change on previous year -1366.9%
1907 1.05 % change on previous year -88.5%
1908 -0.4969 % change on previous year -147.3%
1909 -0.091 % change on previous year -81.7%
1910 3.91 % change on previous year -4397.2%
1911 10.35 % change on previous year +164.5%
1912 12.98 % change on previous year +25.4%
1913 11.74 % change on previous year -9.5%
1914 -26.97 % change on previous year -329.6%
1915 -5.91 % change on previous year -78.1%
1916 15.58 % change on previous year -363.5%
1917 -20.18 % change on previous year -229.6%
1918 -10.4 % change on previous year -48.5%
1919 13.25 % change on previous year -227.4%
1920 9.65 % change on previous year -27.2%
1921 -9.8 % change on previous year -201.6%
1922 4.97 % change on previous year -150.7%
1923 15.93 % change on previous year +220.8%
1924 1.64 % change on previous year -89.7%
1925 -2.79 % change on previous year -269.6%
1926 0.019 % change on previous year -100.7%
1927 10.62 % change on previous year +55679.6%
1928 -3.59 % change on previous year -133.9%
1929 6.06 % change on previous year -268.6%
1930 -4.44 % change on previous year -173.2%
1931 -5.27 % change on previous year +18.9%
1932 -12.5 % change on previous year +137.1%
1933 6.79 % change on previous year -154.3%
1934 4.44 % change on previous year -34.6%
1935 -1.57 % change on previous year -135.3%
1936 3.6 % change on previous year -329.9%
1937 15.33 % change on previous year +325.5%
1938 -10.88 % change on previous year -171.0%
1939 -3.52 % change on previous year -67.7%
1940 -11.94 % change on previous year +239.4%
1941 6.16 % change on previous year -151.6%
1942 -1.8 % change on previous year -129.1%
1943 -0.7458 % change on previous year -58.5%
1944 -30.07 % change on previous year +3932.0%
1945 11.2 % change on previous year -137.2%
1946 23.62 % change on previous year +110.9%
1947 24.25 % change on previous year +2.7%
1948 -0.6336 % change on previous year -102.6%
1949 -7.73 % change on previous year +1119.7%
1950 -8.35 % change on previous year +8.0%
1951 11.21 % change on previous year -234.2%
1952 -5.3 % change on previous year -147.3%
1953 -3.92 % change on previous year -26.0%
1954 1.4 % change on previous year -135.6%
1955 4.03 % change on previous year +188.0%
1956 2.72 % change on previous year -32.5%
1957 -2.06 % change on previous year -175.7%
1958 -7.41 % change on previous year +259.7%
1959 -1.09 % change on previous year -85.2%
1960 3.08 % change on previous year -381.5%
1961 1.23 % change on previous year -60.1%
1962 5.3 % change on previous year +331.9%
1963 8.19 % change on previous year +54.4%
1964 -10.74 % change on previous year -231.1%
1965 1.59 % change on previous year -114.8%
1966 -5.82 % change on previous year -466.8%
1967 2.8 % change on previous year -148.1%
1968 8.63 % change on previous year +208.2%
1969 1.4 % change on previous year -83.8%
1970 1.38 % change on previous year -1.5%
1971 -6.17 % change on previous year -547.3%
1972 2.73 % change on previous year -144.2%
1973 2.34 % change on previous year -14.3%
1974 -1.15 % change on previous year -149.2%
1975 -2.84 % change on previous year +147.1%
1976 4.21 % change on previous year -248.5%
1977 2.63 % change on previous year -37.7%
1978 0.258 % change on previous year -90.2%
1979 -1.27 % change on previous year -591.2%
1980 -2.01 % change on previous year +58.2%
1981 -7.67 % change on previous year +282.5%
1982 -6.66 % change on previous year -13.2%
1983 -3.78 % change on previous year -43.3%
1984 3.96 % change on previous year -204.9%
1985 -0.4092 % change on previous year -110.3%
1986 0.3854 % change on previous year -194.2%
1987 0.9684 % change on previous year +151.3%
1988 3.14 % change on previous year +224.7%
1989 -0.0105 % change on previous year -100.3%
1990 -0.3404 % change on previous year +3137.9%
1991 -3.77 % change on previous year +1007.6%
1992 0.2405 % change on previous year -106.4%
1993 -5.32 % change on previous year -2313.5%
1994 -4.57 % change on previous year -14.1%
1995 -2.63 % change on previous year -42.4%
1996 -3.54 % change on previous year +34.3%
1997 -9.86 % change on previous year +178.7%
1998 -4.96 % change on previous year -49.7%
1999 -6.47 % change on previous year +30.6%
2000 1.44 % change on previous year -122.3%
2001 -7.2 % change on previous year -599.3%
2002 4.55 % change on previous year -163.2%
2003 -4.44 % change on previous year -197.4%
2004 -5.59 % change on previous year +25.9%
2005 -7.18 % change on previous year +28.5%
2006 -6.9 % change on previous year -3.9%
2007 -16.15 % change on previous year +134.1%
2008 0.9197 % change on previous year -105.7%
2009 -31.07 % change on previous year -3478.5%
2010 16.14 % change on previous year -151.9%
2011 -19.24 % change on previous year -219.2%
2012 -14.04 % change on previous year -27.0%
2013 47.63 % change on previous year -439.2%
2014 -36.98 % change on previous year -177.6%
2015 15.07 % change on previous year -140.7%
2016 -3.37 % change on previous year -122.4%
2017 -17 % change on previous year +404.5%
2018 16.98 % change on previous year -199.9%
2019 8.54 % change on previous year -49.7%
2020 -25.61 % change on previous year -399.9%
2021 6.71 % change on previous year -126.2%
2022 -0.6926 % change on previous year -110.3%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's -0.6926 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.2183 % change on previous year, 3.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's -0.6926 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1.53 % change on previous year, 45% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate 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
1927 +55679.6% 0.019 % change on previous year 10.62 % change on previous year
1910 +4397.2% -0.091 % change on previous year 3.91 % change on previous year
1944 -3932.0% -0.7458 % change on previous year -30.07 % change on previous year
1802 +3738.5% -0.0664 % change on previous year 2.41 % change on previous year
2009 -3478.5% 0.9197 % change on previous year -31.07 % change on previous year
1990 -3137.9% -0.0105 % change on previous year -0.3404 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.1227 % change on previous year 0.1051 % change on previous year 0.14 % change on previous year 9
1760s 0.0828 % change on previous year 0.0636 % change on previous year 0.1022 % change on previous year 10
1770s 0.0416 % change on previous year 0.0229 % change on previous year 0.0599 % change on previous year 10
1780s 0.001 % change on previous year -0.0174 % change on previous year 0.0193 % change on previous year 10
1790s -0.0395 % change on previous year -0.058 % change on previous year -0.0211 % change on previous year 10
1800s -0.0746 % change on previous year -2.5 % change on previous year 2.41 % change on previous year 10
1810s -0.1226 % change on previous year -0.1418 % change on previous year -0.1031 % change on previous year 10
1820s 0.2318 % change on previous year -0.1457 % change on previous year 0.3135 % change on previous year 10
1830s -0.1572 % change on previous year -1.12 % change on previous year 2.6 % change on previous year 10
1840s 0.0904 % change on previous year -0.3511 % change on previous year 0.3483 % change on previous year 10
1850s 0.5426 % change on previous year -0.0638 % change on previous year 0.9889 % change on previous year 10
1860s 0.5399 % change on previous year -1.29 % change on previous year 1.91 % change on previous year 10
1870s -0.1735 % change on previous year -2.77 % change on previous year 3.37 % change on previous year 10
1880s 0.1921 % change on previous year -2.79 % change on previous year 2.07 % change on previous year 10
1890s 1.12 % change on previous year -2.22 % change on previous year 5.46 % change on previous year 10
1900s 0.9946 % change on previous year -4.45 % change on previous year 9.14 % change on previous year 10
1910s 0.4348 % change on previous year -26.97 % change on previous year 15.58 % change on previous year 10
1920s 3.27 % change on previous year -9.8 % change on previous year 15.93 % change on previous year 10
1930s -0.8013 % change on previous year -12.5 % change on previous year 15.33 % change on previous year 10
1940s 1.23 % change on previous year -30.07 % change on previous year 24.25 % change on previous year 10
1950s -0.8781 % change on previous year -8.35 % change on previous year 11.21 % change on previous year 10
1960s 1.57 % change on previous year -10.74 % change on previous year 8.63 % change on previous year 10
1970s 0.2117 % change on previous year -6.17 % change on previous year 4.21 % change on previous year 10
1980s -1.21 % change on previous year -7.67 % change on previous year 3.96 % change on previous year 10
1990s -4.12 % change on previous year -9.86 % change on previous year 0.2405 % change on previous year 10
2000s -7.16 % change on previous year -31.07 % change on previous year 4.55 % change on previous year 10
2010s 1.37 % change on previous year -36.98 % change on previous year 47.63 % change on previous year 10
2020s -6.53 % change on previous year -25.61 % change on previous year 6.71 % change on previous year 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Belgium?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Belgium was -0.6926 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 47.63 % change on previous year in 2013.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was -36.98 % change on previous year in 2014.
How does Belgium rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Belgium ranks 147th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.