Per capita methane emissions in Belgium
Belgium: Per capita methane emissions was 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
88th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1969
All-time low
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Belgium, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Belgium peaked at 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 88th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 85 Serbia 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 86 Cook Islands 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 87 Austria 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 89 Finland 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 90 Vanuatu 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 91 Tonga 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Belgium?
- Per capita methane emissions in Belgium was 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Belgium ranks 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.