Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium

Belgium: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 7.61 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.61 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.06 tonnes per person
in 1973
All-time low
3.13 tonnes per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium, 1850–2024

2.557.51012.515185019372024

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 7.61 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium peaked at 14.06 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3.13 tonnes per person, in 1850.

Belgium ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 3.75 tonnes per person 3.13 tonnes per person 4.11 tonnes per person 10
1860s 4.74 tonnes per person 4.28 tonnes per person 5.42 tonnes per person 10
1870s 6.14 tonnes per person 5.75 tonnes per person 6.6 tonnes per person 10
1880s 7 tonnes per person 6.57 tonnes per person 7.37 tonnes per person 10
1890s 7.61 tonnes per person 7.02 tonnes per person 8.01 tonnes per person 10
1900s 8.42 tonnes per person 7.97 tonnes per person 8.89 tonnes per person 10
1910s 7.07 tonnes per person 4.92 tonnes per person 9.62 tonnes per person 10
1920s 9.84 tonnes per person 7.12 tonnes per person 12.43 tonnes per person 10
1930s 9.66 tonnes per person 8.5 tonnes per person 11.87 tonnes per person 10
1940s 7.2 tonnes per person 3.79 tonnes per person 9.73 tonnes per person 10
1950s 9.65 tonnes per person 8.58 tonnes per person 10.57 tonnes per person 10
1960s 10.93 tonnes per person 9.69 tonnes per person 12.63 tonnes per person 10
1970s 13.16 tonnes per person 12.31 tonnes per person 14.06 tonnes per person 10
1980s 10.73 tonnes per person 9.81 tonnes per person 13.17 tonnes per person 10
1990s 12.68 tonnes per person 11.9 tonnes per person 13.09 tonnes per person 10
2000s 12.07 tonnes per person 10.17 tonnes per person 12.8 tonnes per person 10
2010s 9.38 tonnes per person 8.95 tonnes per person 10.63 tonnes per person 10
2020s 7.95 tonnes per person 7.55 tonnes per person 8.46 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 33 Norway 8.06 tonnes per person compare
  2. 34 Cote d'Ivoire 7.9 tonnes per person compare
  3. 35 Japan 7.82 tonnes per person compare
  4. 37 Bahamas 7.6 tonnes per person compare
  5. 38 Slovenia 7.08 tonnes per person compare
  6. 39 South Africa 6.93 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium?
Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium was 7.61 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 including land-use change recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 14.06 tonnes per person in 1973.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 3.13 tonnes per person in 1850.
How does Belgium rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Belgium ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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