Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belgium
Belgium: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 24.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belgium, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belgium stood at 24.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belgium peaked at 25.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1991.
That places Belgium 151st out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 21.5% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 21.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 22.6% | 25.2% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Belgium
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 11.94 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 10.47 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 7.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 12.91 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 7.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 7.28 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belgium?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belgium was 24.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Belgium ranks 151st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.