Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Belgium
Belgium: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0063 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0063 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Belgium peaked at 0.0161 tonnes per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 69th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Belgium?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Belgium was 0.0063 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0161 tonnes per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Belgium ranks 69th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.