Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Belgium
Belgium: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 2.39 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.39 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
24th
of 146 countries
All-time high
3.69 tonnes per person
in 2010
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1802
Years of data
196
1802–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Belgium, 1802–2024
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 2.39 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Belgium peaked at 3.69 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1802.
Belgium ranks 24th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
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| 1802 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1830 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1832 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1860 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1861 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1868 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1870 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1872 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1873 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1874 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1875 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1876 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1877 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1879 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1880 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1881 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1884 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1886 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1921 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1925 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1945 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1947 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1948 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1949 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1950 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +298.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +99.1% |
| 1953 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +39.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 1961 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +29.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +110.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0975 tonnes per person | +357.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2505 tonnes per person | +156.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5166 tonnes per person | +106.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8138 tonnes per person | +57.5% |
| 1971 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +37.5% |
| 1972 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1973 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 1.97 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.17 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1983 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1987 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.67 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 2.21 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.59 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 2.87 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 2.72 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 3.02 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 3.22 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 3.24 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.2 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.22 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.37 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.35 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.35 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.35 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.33 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.37 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.69 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 3.13 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 3.14 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.16 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 3 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 3.03 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.08 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.16 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.15 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.13 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.14 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.68 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 2.49 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 2.39 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.39 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.17 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.39 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +357.5% | 0.0213 tonnes per person | 0.0975 tonnes per person |
| 1951 | +298.2% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person |
| 1968 | +156.9% | 0.0975 tonnes per person | 0.2505 tonnes per person |
| 1966 | +110.3% | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0213 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | +106.2% | 0.2505 tonnes per person | 0.5166 tonnes per person |
| 1952 | +99.1% | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0934 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.5166 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per person | 0.8138 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 tonnes per person | 3.2 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 3.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | 3.14 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Belgium
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Belgium?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Belgium was 2.39 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 gas recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1802.
- How does Belgium rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.