Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) (Food CO2) in Belgium
Belgium: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) (Food CO2) was 1,038 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
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Belgium stood at 1,038 kt. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Belgium peaked at 1,775 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,038 kt, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 76th of 227 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.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) (Food CO2) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,687 kt | — |
| 2001 | 1,775 kt | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1,749 kt | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,762 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,535 kt | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 1,524 kt | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,505 kt | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,417 kt | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1,489 kt | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,458 kt | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,564 kt | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 1,278 kt | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 1,398 kt | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 1,439 kt | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1,206 kt | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 1,319 kt | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1,262 kt | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1,238 kt | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,282 kt | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,203 kt | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1,161 kt | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 1,315 kt | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1,061 kt | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 1,038 kt | -2.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,038 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 223.63 kt, 4.6× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,038 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 397.87 kt, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,590 kt | 1,417 kt | 1,775 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,319 kt | 1,203 kt | 1,564 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,144 kt | 1,038 kt | 1,315 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 food household consumption — emissions in Belgium?
- Food household consumption — emissions in Belgium was 1,038 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 1,775 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,038 kt in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- Belgium ranks 76th 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 27.9%. 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 (CO2). 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.