Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share in Belgium
Belgium: Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share was 7.17 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions share in Belgium stood at 7.17 %.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions share in Belgium peaked at 20.15 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.59 %, in 2016.
Belgium ranks 162nd of 223 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 Share in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.85 % | — |
| 2001 | 15.05 % | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 15.19 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.82 % | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 17.38 % | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 17.69 % | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 17.94 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 18.09 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 18 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.23 % | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 19.45 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 19.64 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.15 % | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 20.03 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.51 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 19.45 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.59 % | -66.1% |
| 2017 | 6.73 % | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.8 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.84 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7 % | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 7.17 % | +2.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 7.17 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.22 %, 47% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 7.17 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.78 %, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -66.1% | 19.45 % | 6.59 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.02 % | 13.85 % | 19.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.51 % | 6.59 % | 20.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.96 % | 6.83 % | 7.17 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 160 Zambia 7.4 % compare
- 161 Lesotho 7.22 % compare
- 163 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7.16 % compare
- 164 Russian Federation 6.96 % compare
- 164 Russia 6.96 % compare
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- 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 pre- and post-production — emissions share in Belgium?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions share in Belgium was 7.17 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions share recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 20.15 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions share recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.59 % in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for pre- and post-production — emissions share?
- Belgium ranks 162nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions share rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.