Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium

Belgium: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,059 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,059 kt
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
68th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1,789 kt
in 2001
All-time low
1,059 kt
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium, 2000–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201120232000: 1.7k kt2001: 1.8k kt2002: 1.8k kt2003: 1.8k kt2004: 1.5k kt2005: 1.6k kt2006: 1.5k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.5k kt2009: 1.5k kt2010: 1.6k kt2011: 1.3k kt2012: 1.4k kt2013: 1.5k kt2014: 1.2k kt2015: 1.3k kt2016: 1.3k kt2017: 1.3k kt2018: 1.3k kt2019: 1.2k kt2020: 1.2k kt2021: 1.3k kt2022: 1.1k kt2023: 1.1k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium stood at 1,059 kt. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium peaked at 1,789 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,059 kt, in 2023.

That places Belgium 68th out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 (CO2eq) in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 1,700 kt
2001 1,789 kt +5.3%
2002 1,763 kt -1.5%
2003 1,775 kt +0.7%
2004 1,547 kt -12.9%
2005 1,554 kt +0.5%
2006 1,534 kt -1.3%
2007 1,443 kt -5.9%
2008 1,516 kt +5.0%
2009 1,487 kt -1.9%
2010 1,590 kt +7.0%
2011 1,304 kt -18.0%
2012 1,425 kt +9.3%
2013 1,468 kt +3.0%
2014 1,234 kt -15.9%
2015 1,350 kt +9.4%
2016 1,290 kt -4.4%
2017 1,265 kt -1.9%
2018 1,308 kt +3.4%
2019 1,227 kt -6.2%
2020 1,184 kt -3.5%
2021 1,338 kt +13.1%
2022 1,083 kt -19.1%
2023 1,059 kt -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,611 kt 1,443 kt 1,789 kt 10
2010s 1,346 kt 1,227 kt 1,590 kt 10
2020s 1,166 kt 1,059 kt 1,338 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 65 Cuba 1,189 kt compare
  2. 66 Hungary 1,176 kt compare
  3. 67 Austria 1,112 kt compare
  4. 69 Greece 1,058 kt compare
  5. 70 Oman 1,026 kt compare
  6. 71 Sri Lanka 1,008 kt compare

See the full ranking of 259 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium was 1,059 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1,789 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 1,059 kt in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
Belgium ranks 68th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
259 places, 8,609 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf