IPPU — Emissions per capita in Belgium
Belgium: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 1.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ippu — emissions per capita in Belgium is 1.16 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Belgium peaked at 1.52 t CO2eq/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.16 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Belgium 20th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 t CO2eq/cap | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | 1.5 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 t CO2eq/cap | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | 1.52 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 t CO2eq/cap | 1.16 t CO2eq/cap | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More climate change data for Belgium
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.3575 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ippu — emissions per capita in Belgium?
- Ippu — emissions per capita in Belgium was 1.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 t CO2eq/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.