Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium

Belgium: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,503 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,503 kt
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
57th
of 190 countries
All-time high
2,921 kt
in 2001
All-time low
2,151 kt
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium, 2000–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201120232000: 2.9k kt2001: 2.9k kt2002: 2.8k kt2003: 2.6k kt2004: 2.5k kt2005: 2.4k kt2006: 2.4k kt2007: 2.3k kt2008: 2.4k kt2009: 2.5k kt2010: 2.3k kt2011: 2.3k kt2012: 2.3k kt2013: 2.2k kt2014: 2.4k kt2015: 2.5k kt2016: 2.5k kt2017: 2.4k kt2018: 2.5k kt2019: 2.5k kt2020: 2.5k kt2021: 2.5k kt2022: 2.5k kt2023: 2.5k kt

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 2,503 kt for raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium peaked at 2,921 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,151 kt, in 2013.

Belgium ranks 57th of 190 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.

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 2,878 kt
2001 2,921 kt +1.5%
2002 2,814 kt -3.7%
2003 2,614 kt -7.1%
2004 2,536 kt -3.0%
2005 2,445 kt -3.6%
2006 2,371 kt -3.0%
2007 2,336 kt -1.4%
2008 2,417 kt +3.4%
2009 2,451 kt +1.4%
2010 2,336 kt -4.7%
2011 2,280 kt -2.4%
2012 2,267 kt -0.6%
2013 2,151 kt -5.1%
2014 2,426 kt +12.8%
2015 2,471 kt +1.9%
2016 2,479 kt +0.3%
2017 2,426 kt -2.2%
2018 2,473 kt +1.9%
2019 2,514 kt +1.6%
2020 2,514 kt -0.0%
2021 2,510 kt -0.1%
2022 2,541 kt +1.2%
2023 2,503 kt -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,578 kt 2,336 kt 2,921 kt 10
2010s 2,382 kt 2,151 kt 2,514 kt 10
2020s 2,517 kt 2,503 kt 2,541 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 54 Nicaragua 2,567 kt compare
  2. 55 Denmark 2,555 kt compare
  3. 56 Austria 2,538 kt compare
  4. 58 Chad 2,487 kt compare
  5. 59 Switzerland 2,449 kt compare
  6. 60 Peru 2,355 kt compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium?
Raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium was 2,503 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 2,921 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 2,151 kt in 2013.
How does Belgium rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq)?
Belgium ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,667 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.