Share global co2 including land in Belgium
Belgium: Share global co2 including land was 0.2068 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2068
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
48th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.03
in 1929
All-time low
0.2064
in 2023
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global co2 including land in Belgium, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global co2 including land in Belgium is 0.2068, 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 global co2 including land in Belgium peaked at 1.03 in 1929 and was at its lowest, 0.2064, 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.
Share global co2 including land in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4774 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4873 | +2.1% |
| 1852 | 0.5027 | +3.1% |
| 1853 | 0.5221 | +3.9% |
| 1854 | 0.5565 | +6.6% |
| 1855 | 0.5427 | -2.5% |
| 1856 | 0.544 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.5577 | +2.5% |
| 1858 | 0.5653 | +1.4% |
| 1859 | 0.551 | -2.5% |
| 1860 | 0.6289 | +14.1% |
| 1861 | 0.6859 | +9.1% |
| 1862 | 0.6829 | -0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.7138 | +4.5% |
| 1864 | 0.73 | +2.3% |
| 1865 | 0.7616 | +4.3% |
| 1866 | 0.7979 | +4.8% |
| 1867 | 0.8842 | +10.8% |
| 1868 | 0.8055 | -8.9% |
| 1869 | 0.8529 | +5.9% |
| 1870 | 0.8782 | +3.0% |
| 1871 | 0.8275 | -5.8% |
| 1872 | 0.8256 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.8874 | +7.5% |
| 1874 | 0.8285 | -6.6% |
| 1875 | 0.8283 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.8142 | -1.7% |
| 1877 | 0.771 | -5.3% |
| 1878 | 0.8026 | +4.1% |
| 1879 | 0.7835 | -2.4% |
| 1880 | 0.8451 | +7.9% |
| 1881 | 0.8424 | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.8479 | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.8701 | +2.6% |
| 1884 | 0.8592 | -1.3% |
| 1885 | 0.8286 | -3.6% |
| 1886 | 0.8047 | -2.9% |
| 1887 | 0.85 | +5.6% |
| 1888 | 0.8684 | +2.2% |
| 1889 | 0.8812 | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 0.8897 | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 0.82 | -7.8% |
| 1892 | 0.8084 | -1.4% |
| 1893 | 0.7878 | -2.6% |
| 1894 | 0.8351 | +6.0% |
| 1895 | 0.816 | -2.3% |
| 1896 | 0.85 | +4.2% |
| 1897 | 0.8534 | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 0.8495 | -0.5% |
| 1899 | 0.8455 | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.8907 | +5.3% |
| 1901 | 0.8174 | -8.2% |
| 1902 | 0.8293 | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.8467 | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 0.8062 | -4.8% |
| 1905 | 0.7825 | -2.9% |
| 1906 | 0.8516 | +8.8% |
| 1907 | 0.8264 | -3.0% |
| 1908 | 0.8254 | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.7958 | -3.6% |
| 1910 | 0.8368 | +5.2% |
| 1911 | 0.8526 | +1.9% |
| 1912 | 0.8775 | +2.9% |
| 1913 | 0.884 | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 0.5673 | -35.8% |
| 1915 | 0.4934 | -13.0% |
| 1916 | 0.6148 | +24.6% |
| 1917 | 0.4857 | -21.0% |
| 1918 | 0.4667 | -3.9% |
| 1919 | 0.6418 | +37.5% |
| 1920 | 0.6957 | +8.4% |
| 1921 | 0.6669 | -4.1% |
| 1922 | 0.7172 | +7.6% |
| 1923 | 0.8387 | +16.9% |
| 1924 | 0.8862 | +5.7% |
| 1925 | 0.8897 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.8923 | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.9963 | +11.7% |
| 1928 | 0.9696 | -2.7% |
| 1929 | 1.03 | +5.9% |
| 1930 | 1.01 | -1.2% |
| 1931 | 0.9405 | -7.3% |
| 1932 | 0.7861 | -16.4% |
| 1933 | 0.8292 | +5.5% |
| 1934 | 0.8213 | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.7689 | -6.4% |
| 1936 | 0.7622 | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.8889 | +16.6% |
| 1938 | 0.7991 | -10.1% |
| 1939 | 0.7234 | -9.5% |
| 1940 | 0.5772 | -20.2% |
| 1941 | 0.5908 | +2.4% |
| 1942 | 0.5506 | -6.8% |
| 1943 | 0.5181 | -5.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2907 | -43.9% |
| 1945 | 0.3672 | +26.3% |
| 1946 | 0.5249 | +42.9% |
| 1947 | 0.7336 | +39.8% |
| 1948 | 0.7445 | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 0.7254 | -2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.5878 | -19.0% |
| 1951 | 0.6398 | +8.9% |
| 1952 | 0.5903 | -7.7% |
| 1953 | 0.5693 | -3.6% |
| 1954 | 0.569 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.5787 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.5872 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.5685 | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.5081 | -10.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4862 | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 0.5188 | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 0.527 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5639 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5974 | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5773 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5799 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5761 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5679 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6033 | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5851 | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5709 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5513 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5676 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5857 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5707 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5193 | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5354 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4983 | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5216 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.529 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5098 | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4795 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4635 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3925 | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3911 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3729 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3624 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3609 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3465 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3717 | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4149 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4407 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4374 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4587 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4324 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4307 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4309 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3921 | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4296 | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4171 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4112 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4128 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4009 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3772 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3804 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3618 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3451 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3319 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3217 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2889 | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2918 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2604 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2527 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2528 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2397 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2523 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2518 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2504 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2499 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.247 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2385 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2357 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2185 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2064 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2068 | +0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.2068 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.085, 2.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.2068 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0752, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global co2 including land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | -43.9% | 0.5181 | 0.2907 |
| 1946 | +42.9% | 0.3672 | 0.5249 |
| 1947 | +39.8% | 0.5249 | 0.7336 |
| 1919 | +37.5% | 0.4667 | 0.6418 |
| 1914 | -35.8% | 0.884 | 0.5673 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5307 | 0.4774 | 0.5653 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7543 | 0.6289 | 0.8842 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8247 | 0.771 | 0.8874 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8498 | 0.8047 | 0.8812 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8356 | 0.7878 | 0.8897 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8272 | 0.7825 | 0.8907 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6721 | 0.4667 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8579 | 0.6669 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8334 | 0.7234 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5623 | 0.2907 | 0.7445 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5685 | 0.4862 | 0.6398 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5697 | 0.5188 | 0.6033 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.545 | 0.4983 | 0.5857 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4051 | 0.3465 | 0.5098 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4284 | 0.3921 | 0.4587 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3632 | 0.2889 | 0.4128 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2549 | 0.2397 | 0.2918 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2212 | 0.2064 | 0.2385 | 5 |
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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 share global co2 including land in Belgium?
- Share global co2 including land in Belgium was 0.2068 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global co2 including land recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1929.
- What is the lowest share global co2 including land recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2064 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for share global co2 including land?
- Belgium ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global co2 including land 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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