What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1909.

What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2100.

How does Belgium rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?

Belgium ranks 98th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.

Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Belgium data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Belgium

Name: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Belgium
Creator: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belgium: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.1% in 2100. ▼ Falling

Latest (2100)

0.1%

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

98th

of 239 countries

All-time high

0.4%

in 1909

All-time low

0.1%

in 2100

Years of data

318

1000–2100

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Belgium, 1000–2100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions and population in Belgium is 0.1%, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Belgium peaked at 0.4% in 1909 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2100.

Belgium ranks 98th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 318 years of available data.

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Belgium, 1000 to 2100.
Year	%	Change
1000	0.1%	—
1100	0.2%	+21.9%
1200	0.2%	+34.2%
1300	0.3%	+35.4%
1400	0.2%	-34.0%
1500	0.2%	+37.4%
1600	0.3%	+17.0%
1700	0.3%	+1.1%
1710	0.3%	+5.5%
1720	0.3%	+3.6%
1730	0.3%	+4.3%
1740	0.3%	+2.6%
1750	0.3%	-0.4%
1760	0.3%	+1.7%
1770	0.4%	+1.0%
1780	0.3%	-2.9%
1790	0.3%	+0.8%
1800	0.3%	-3.9%
1801	0.3%	-0.1%
1802	0.3%	-0.1%
1803	0.3%	-0.1%
1804	0.3%	-0.1%
1805	0.3%	-0.1%
1806	0.3%	-0.1%
1807	0.3%	-0.1%
1808	0.3%	-0.1%
1809	0.3%	-0.1%
1810	0.3%	-0.2%
1811	0.3%	-0.3%
1812	0.3%	-0.3%
1813	0.3%	-0.4%
1814	0.3%	-0.4%
1815	0.3%	-0.4%
1816	0.3%	-0.4%
1817	0.3%	-0.4%
1818	0.3%	-0.4%
1819	0.3%	-0.3%
1820	0.3%	-0.2%
1821	0.3%	-0.0%
1822	0.3%	+0.1%
1823	0.3%	+0.2%
1824	0.3%	+0.2%
1825	0.3%	+0.2%
1826	0.3%	+0.2%
1827	0.3%	+0.2%
1828	0.3%	+0.2%
1829	0.3%	+0.2%
1830	0.3%	+0.3%
1831	0.3%	+0.3%
1832	0.3%	+0.3%
1833	0.3%	+0.4%
1834	0.3%	+0.4%
1835	0.3%	+0.4%
1836	0.3%	+0.4%
1837	0.3%	+0.4%
1838	0.3%	+0.4%
1839	0.3%	+0.4%
1840	0.3%	+0.4%
1841	0.3%	+0.4%
1842	0.3%	+0.4%
1843	0.3%	+0.4%
1844	0.3%	+0.4%
1845	0.3%	+0.4%
1846	0.3%	+0.4%
1847	0.3%	+0.4%
1848	0.3%	+0.4%
1849	0.3%	+0.4%
1850	0.3%	+0.4%
1851	0.3%	+0.5%
1852	0.4%	+0.5%
1853	0.4%	+0.5%
1854	0.4%	+0.5%
1855	0.4%	+0.5%
1856	0.4%	+0.5%
1857	0.4%	+0.5%
1858	0.4%	+0.5%
1859	0.4%	+0.5%
1860	0.4%	+0.4%
1861	0.4%	+0.4%
1862	0.4%	+0.4%
1863	0.4%	+0.4%
1864	0.4%	+0.4%
1865	0.4%	+0.4%
1866	0.4%	+0.4%
1867	0.4%	+0.4%
1868	0.4%	+0.4%
1869	0.4%	+0.4%
1870	0.4%	+0.4%
1871	0.4%	+0.3%
1872	0.4%	+0.3%
1873	0.4%	+0.3%
1874	0.4%	+0.3%
1875	0.4%	+0.3%
1876	0.4%	+0.3%
1877	0.4%	+0.3%
1878	0.4%	+0.3%
1879	0.4%	+0.3%
1880	0.4%	+0.3%
1881	0.4%	+0.2%
1882	0.4%	+0.2%
1883	0.4%	+0.2%
1884	0.4%	+0.2%
1885	0.4%	+0.2%
1886	0.4%	+0.2%
1887	0.4%	+0.2%
1888	0.4%	+0.2%
1889	0.4%	+0.2%
1890	0.4%	+0.2%
1891	0.4%	+0.3%
1892	0.4%	+0.3%
1893	0.4%	+0.3%
1894	0.4%	+0.3%
1895	0.4%	+0.3%
1896	0.4%	+0.3%
1897	0.4%	+0.3%
1898	0.4%	+0.3%
1899	0.4%	+0.3%
1900	0.4%	+0.3%
1901	0.4%	+0.3%
1902	0.4%	+0.3%
1903	0.4%	+0.3%
1904	0.4%	+0.3%
1905	0.4%	+0.2%
1906	0.4%	+0.2%
1907	0.4%	+0.2%
1908	0.4%	+0.2%
1909	0.4%	+0.1%
1910	0.4%	-0.1%
1911	0.4%	-0.3%
1912	0.4%	-0.4%
1913	0.4%	-0.6%
1914	0.4%	-0.6%
1915	0.4%	-0.6%
1916	0.4%	-0.6%
1917	0.4%	-0.6%
1918	0.4%	-0.6%
1919	0.4%	-0.5%
1920	0.4%	-0.5%
1921	0.4%	-0.4%
1922	0.4%	-0.3%
1923	0.4%	-0.2%
1924	0.4%	-0.2%
1925	0.4%	-0.2%
1926	0.4%	-0.2%
1927	0.4%	-0.2%
1928	0.4%	-0.2%
1929	0.4%	-0.3%
1930	0.4%	-0.4%
1931	0.4%	-0.5%
1932	0.4%	-0.6%
1933	0.4%	-0.7%
1934	0.4%	-0.7%
1935	0.4%	-0.7%
1936	0.4%	-0.7%
1937	0.4%	-0.7%
1938	0.4%	-0.7%
1939	0.4%	-0.7%
1940	0.4%	-0.6%
1941	0.4%	-0.5%
1942	0.4%	-0.5%
1943	0.4%	-0.4%
1944	0.4%	-0.4%
1945	0.4%	-0.4%
1946	0.4%	-0.4%
1947	0.4%	-0.4%
1948	0.4%	-0.5%
1949	0.3%	-0.7%
1950	0.3%	-0.6%
1951	0.3%	-1.3%
1952	0.3%	-1.4%
1953	0.3%	-1.4%
1954	0.3%	-1.4%
1955	0.3%	-1.5%
1956	0.3%	-1.5%
1957	0.3%	-1.5%
1958	0.3%	-1.4%
1959	0.3%	-1.2%
1960	0.3%	-1.0%
1961	0.3%	-1.0%
1962	0.3%	-1.2%
1963	0.3%	-1.6%
1964	0.3%	-1.5%
1965	0.3%	-1.4%
1966	0.3%	-1.5%
1967	0.3%	-1.5%
1968	0.3%	-1.6%
1969	0.3%	-1.6%
1970	0.3%	-1.6%
1971	0.3%	-1.6%
1972	0.3%	-1.7%
1973	0.2%	-1.7%
1974	0.2%	-1.7%
1975	0.2%	-1.7%
1976	0.2%	-1.7%
1977	0.2%	-1.6%
1978	0.2%	-1.6%
1979	0.2%	-1.6%
1980	0.2%	-1.6%
1981	0.2%	-1.6%
1982	0.2%	-1.7%
1983	0.2%	-1.7%
1984	0.2%	-1.7%
1985	0.2%	-1.7%
1986	0.2%	-1.7%
1987	0.2%	-1.7%
1988	0.2%	-1.6%
1989	0.2%	-1.6%
1990	0.2%	-1.5%
1991	0.2%	-1.3%
1992	0.2%	-1.1%
1993	0.2%	-1.1%
1994	0.2%	-1.2%
1995	0.2%	-1.2%
1996	0.2%	-1.2%
1997	0.2%	-1.2%
1998	0.2%	-1.2%
1999	0.2%	-1.1%
2000	0.2%	-1.1%
2001	0.2%	-1.0%
2002	0.2%	-0.9%
2003	0.2%	-0.9%
2004	0.2%	-0.8%
2005	0.2%	-0.7%
2006	0.2%	-0.6%
2007	0.2%	-0.5%
2008	0.2%	-0.5%
2009	0.2%	-0.3%
2010	0.2%	-0.1%
2011	0.2%	-0.3%
2012	0.2%	-0.6%
2013	0.2%	-0.8%
2014	0.2%	-0.8%
2015	0.2%	-0.6%
2016	0.1%	-0.7%
2017	0.1%	-0.8%
2018	0.1%	-0.6%
2019	0.1%	-0.5%
2020	0.1%	-0.5%
2021	0.1%	-0.6%
2022	0.1%	-0.2%
2023	0.1%	-0.3%
2024	0.1%	-0.6%
2025	0.1%	-0.7%
2026	0.1%	-0.7%
2027	0.1%	-0.7%
2028	0.1%	-0.7%
2029	0.1%	-0.7%
2030	0.1%	-0.7%
2031	0.1%	-0.7%
2032	0.1%	-0.7%
2033	0.1%	-0.7%
2034	0.1%	-0.6%
2035	0.1%	-0.6%
2036	0.1%	-0.6%
2037	0.1%	-0.6%
2038	0.1%	-0.6%
2039	0.1%	-0.6%
2040	0.1%	-0.6%
2041	0.1%	-0.6%
2042	0.1%	-0.6%
2043	0.1%	-0.5%
2044	0.1%	-0.5%
2045	0.1%	-0.5%
2046	0.1%	-0.5%
2047	0.1%	-0.5%
2048	0.1%	-0.5%
2049	0.1%	-0.5%
2050	0.1%	-0.5%
2051	0.1%	-0.5%
2052	0.1%	-0.5%
2053	0.1%	-0.5%
2054	0.1%	-0.5%
2055	0.1%	-0.5%
2056	0.1%	-0.5%
2057	0.1%	-0.5%
2058	0.1%	-0.5%
2059	0.1%	-0.4%
2060	0.1%	-0.4%
2061	0.1%	-0.4%
2062	0.1%	-0.4%
2063	0.1%	-0.4%
2064	0.1%	-0.4%
2065	0.1%	-0.4%
2066	0.1%	-0.4%
2067	0.1%	-0.3%
2068	0.1%	-0.3%
2069	0.1%	-0.3%
2070	0.1%	-0.3%
2071	0.1%	-0.3%
2072	0.1%	-0.2%
2073	0.1%	-0.2%
2074	0.1%	-0.2%
2075	0.1%	-0.2%
2076	0.1%	-0.2%
2077	0.1%	-0.2%
2078	0.1%	-0.2%
2079	0.1%	-0.2%
2080	0.1%	-0.2%
2081	0.1%	-0.1%
2082	0.1%	-0.1%
2083	0.1%	-0.1%
2084	0.1%	-0.1%
2085	0.1%	-0.1%
2086	0.1%	-0.1%
2087	0.1%	-0.1%
2088	0.1%	-0.1%
2089	0.1%	-0.1%
2090	0.1%	-0.1%
2091	0.1%	-0.1%
2092	0.1%	-0.1%
2093	0.1%	-0.1%
2094	0.1%	-0.1%
2095	0.1%	-0.1%
2096	0.1%	-0.0%
2097	0.1%	-0.0%
2098	0.1%	-0.0%
2099	0.1%	-0.0%
2100	0.1%	-0.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

Belgium's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 5.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Belgium's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 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
1500	+37.4%	0.2%	0.2%
1300	+35.4%	0.2%	0.3%
1200	+34.2%	0.2%	0.2%
1400	-34.0%	0.3%	0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	1
1100s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1200s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1300s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1400s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1500s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1600s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1700s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1710s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1720s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1730s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1740s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1750s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1760s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1770s	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	1
1780s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1790s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1800s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1810s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1820s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1830s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1840s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1850s	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	10
1860s	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	10
1870s	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	10
1880s	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	10
1890s	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	10
1900s	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	10
1910s	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	10
1920s	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	10
1930s	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	10
1940s	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	10
1950s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1960s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1970s	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	10
1980s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1990s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
2000s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
2010s	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	10
2020s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2030s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2040s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2050s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2060s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2070s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2080s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2090s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2100s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	1

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Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in Belgium?: Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Belgium was 0.1% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1909.
What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2100.
How does Belgium rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?: Belgium ranks 98th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,170 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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