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.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.6% | — |
| 1929 | 1.1% | +80.9% |
| 1930 | 1.4% | +32.5% |
| 1931 | 1.6% | +15.6% |
| 1932 | 1.8% | +10.3% |
| 1933 | 1.9% | +7.4% |
| 1934 | 2.0% | +4.7% |
| 1935 | 2.1% | +4.7% |
| 1936 | 2.2% | +3.3% |
| 1937 | 2.3% | +5.1% |
| 1938 | 2.4% | +4.7% |
| 1939 | 2.4% | +2.8% |
| 1940 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 1941 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 1942 | 2.2% | -3.7% |
| 1943 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 1944 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 1945 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 1946 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 1948 | 2.2% | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 2.2% | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 2.3% | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.2% | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 2.1% | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 2.0% | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 5.7× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 2.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | +80.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| 1930 | +32.5% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
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
- 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 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.