Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 29.72 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
29.72 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
111th
of 227 countries
All-time high
88.02 kt
in 2011
All-time low
29.24 kt
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023

204060802000201120232000: 72.6 kt2001: 76.2 kt2002: 74.7 kt2003: 83.4 kt2004: 81.9 kt2005: 81.8 kt2006: 81.8 kt2007: 82.2 kt2008: 81.8 kt2009: 87.5 kt2010: 87.7 kt2011: 88 kt2012: 88 kt2013: 88 kt2014: 85.4 kt2015: 85.6 kt2016: 29.3 kt2017: 29.2 kt2018: 29.4 kt2019: 29.5 kt2020: 29.4 kt2021: 29.5 kt2022: 29.6 kt2023: 29.7 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in Belgium stood at 29.72 kt.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Belgium peaked at 88.02 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.24 kt, in 2017.

Belgium ranks 111th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 72.55 kt —
2001 76.17 kt +5.0%
2002 74.7 kt -1.9%
2003 83.42 kt +11.7%
2004 81.87 kt -1.9%
2005 81.77 kt -0.1%
2006 81.77 kt -0.0%
2007 82.15 kt +0.5%
2008 81.82 kt -0.4%
2009 87.47 kt +6.9%
2010 87.66 kt +0.2%
2011 88.02 kt +0.4%
2012 87.98 kt -0.0%
2013 87.97 kt -0.0%
2014 85.41 kt -2.9%
2015 85.56 kt +0.2%
2016 29.34 kt -65.7%
2017 29.24 kt -0.3%
2018 29.42 kt +0.6%
2019 29.51 kt +0.3%
2020 29.44 kt -0.2%
2021 29.5 kt +0.2%
2022 29.61 kt +0.4%
2023 29.72 kt +0.4%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 29.72 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.72 kt, 1.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 29.72 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.65 kt, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pre- and post-production — Emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 -65.7% 85.56 kt 29.34 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.37 kt 72.55 kt 87.47 kt 10
2010s 64.01 kt 29.24 kt 88.02 kt 10
2020s 29.57 kt 29.44 kt 29.72 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 108 Switzerland 31.45 kt compare
  2. 109 Croatia 31.44 kt compare
  3. 110 Benin 30.55 kt compare
  4. 112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.7 kt compare
  5. 113 Kyrgyzstan 27.9 kt compare
  6. 114 Malawi 26.48 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Belgium?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Belgium was 29.72 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 88.02 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 29.24 kt in 2017.
How does Belgium rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Belgium ranks 111th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.