Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Belgium
Belgium: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) was 0.1065 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Belgium is 0.1065 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.2926 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1065 kt, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 57th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2591 kt | — |
| 2001 | 0.2908 kt | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2583 kt | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2261 kt | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2017 kt | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1906 kt | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1955 kt | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.178 kt | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2147 kt | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2926 kt | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2146 kt | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1862 kt | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2027 kt | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2109 kt | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.164 kt | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1785 kt | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1726 kt | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1728 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1615 kt | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1405 kt | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1288 kt | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1494 kt | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1158 kt | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1065 kt | -8.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1065 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 kt, 5.7× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1065 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0417 kt, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2307 kt | 0.178 kt | 0.2926 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1804 kt | 0.1405 kt | 0.2146 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1251 kt | 0.1065 kt | 0.1494 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 54 Czechia 0.1206 kt compare
- 55 Bangladesh 0.1079 kt compare
- 56 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.1079 kt compare
- 58 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1015 kt compare
- 59 Hungary 0.1013 kt compare
- 60 Afghanistan 0.1008 kt 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 food household consumption — emissions in Belgium?
- Food household consumption — emissions in Belgium was 0.1065 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2926 kt in 2009.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1065 kt in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- Belgium ranks 57th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.