Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Belgium
Belgium: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Belgium, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Belgium is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 97 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Belgium peaked at 2.4% in 1939 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
That places Belgium 32nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Belgium?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Belgium was 0.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1939.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.