Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Belgium
Belgium: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 1,462 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Belgium, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Belgium stood at 1,462 kilograms per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Belgium peaked at 3,109 kilograms per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,462 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,737 kilograms per person | 2,476 kilograms per person | 3,109 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,523 kilograms per person | 2,143 kilograms per person | 2,728 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,055 kilograms per person | 1,765 kilograms per person | 2,490 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,659 kilograms per person | 1,462 kilograms per person | 1,875 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 8 United Arab Emirates 1,648 kilograms per person compare
- 9 Kuwait 1,610 kilograms per person compare
- 10 United States 1,497 kilograms per person compare
- 12 Russia 1,388 kilograms per person compare
- 14 Germany 1,227 kilograms per person compare
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 by sector in Belgium?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Belgium was 1,462 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,109 kilograms per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,462 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.