Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Belgium
Belgium: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.133 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
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Belgium is 0.133 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Belgium peaked at 0.591 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.133 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
That places Belgium 53rd out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.576 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.591 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.549 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.535 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.508 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.474 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.461 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.42 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.424 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.403 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.382 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.376 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.359 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.344 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.314 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.314 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.279 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.262 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.251 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.232 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.231 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.217 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.208 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.201 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.185 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.17 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.154 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.133 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5518 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.508 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.591 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3957 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.314 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.474 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.238 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.185 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.314 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1523 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.133 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.17 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 50 Germany 0.143 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 51 Finland 0.139 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 52 Romania 0.137 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 54 Spain 0.131 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 55 Portugal 0.13 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 56 Italy 0.129 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 0.133 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 0.591 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 0.133 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Belgium ranks 53rd 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 49.2%. 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 — Production-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