Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium
Belgium: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium peaked at 1.0% in 1929 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Belgium 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belgium was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1929.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Belgium ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.