Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Belgium
Belgium: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases was 0.0434 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Belgium is 0.0434 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Belgium peaked at 0.0564 kt per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 kt per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Belgium 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0316 kt per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0333 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0353 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0373 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0442 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0478 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0498 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0518 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0547 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0551 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0564 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0552 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0546 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0538 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0537 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0477 kt per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0434 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0084 kt per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0434 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0037 kt per square kilometre, 11.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0336 kt per square kilometre | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | 0.0478 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0533 kt per square kilometre | 0.0477 kt per square kilometre | 0.0564 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0439 kt per square kilometre | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 23 Maldives 0.0673 kt per square kilometre compare
- 24 Italy 0.0515 kt per square kilometre compare
- 25 Thailand 0.0486 kt per square kilometre compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0399 kt per square kilometre compare
- 28 Switzerland 0.0397 kt per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0384 kt per square kilometre 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 retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Belgium?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Belgium was 0.0434 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0564 kt per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 kt per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.