Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Belgium
Belgium: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Belgium, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2022, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Belgium stood at 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Belgium peaked at 0.701 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 44th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.701 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.637 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.633 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.587 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.556 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.523 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.481 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.501 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.496 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.498 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.49 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.476 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.475 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.421 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.376 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.348 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.335 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.312 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.277 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.267 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.264 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.234 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.209 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.204 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6516 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.587 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.701 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4917 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.421 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.556 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3107 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.234 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.4 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2013 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.209 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 41 Bangladesh 0.198 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 41 Nigeria 0.198 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 43 Germany 0.197 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 44 Taiwan, China 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 46 Finland 0.19 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 47 Côte d’Ivoire 0.187 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Belgium
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3575 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Belgium?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Belgium was 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.701 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1996.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Belgium ranks 44th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions