Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O) (Food N2O) in Belgium
Belgium: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O) (Food N2O) was 0.0051 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 0.0051 kt. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.0112 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 kt, in 2023.
That places Belgium 82nd out of 227 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 (N2O) (Food N2O) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0105 kt | — |
| 2001 | 0.0109 kt | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0112 kt | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0111 kt | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.008 kt | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 kt | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 kt | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 kt | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 kt | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 kt | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 kt | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 kt | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 kt | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0089 kt | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 kt | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 kt | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 kt | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0075 kt | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 kt | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 kt | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 kt | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 kt | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 kt | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 kt | -1.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0051 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0016 kt, 3.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0051 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0033 kt, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0095 kt | 0.0078 kt | 0.0112 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 kt | 0.0059 kt | 0.0102 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 kt | 0.0051 kt | 0.0063 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 79 United Arab Emirates 0.0054 kt compare
- 80 Botswana 0.0053 kt compare
- 81 Finland 0.0052 kt compare
- 83 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0049 kt compare
- 84 North Macedonia 0.0046 kt compare
- 85 Tunisia 0.0046 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 0.0051 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 0.0112 kt in 2002.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 kt in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- Belgium ranks 82nd 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 43.0%. 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 (N2O). 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.