Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Belgium
Belgium: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
17th
of 179 countries
All-time high
4.1%
in 1874
All-time low
0.6%
in 1830
Years of data
196
1802–2024
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Belgium, 1802–2024
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 coal in Belgium is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Belgium peaked at 4.1% in 1874 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1830.
Belgium ranks 17th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 196 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1802 | 0.7% | — |
| 1830 | 0.6% | -23.5% |
| 1831 | 0.7% | +30.5% |
| 1832 | 0.9% | +23.3% |
| 1833 | 1.1% | +16.9% |
| 1834 | 1.2% | +12.7% |
| 1835 | 1.3% | +11.2% |
| 1836 | 1.5% | +11.3% |
| 1837 | 1.6% | +10.4% |
| 1838 | 1.8% | +9.0% |
| 1839 | 1.9% | +8.6% |
| 1840 | 2.1% | +8.7% |
| 1841 | 2.3% | +6.8% |
| 1842 | 2.4% | +6.1% |
| 1843 | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| 1844 | 2.6% | +4.5% |
| 1845 | 2.7% | +4.1% |
| 1846 | 2.8% | +4.2% |
| 1847 | 2.9% | +3.7% |
| 1848 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 1849 | 3.1% | +2.3% |
| 1850 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 1851 | 3.2% | +2.5% |
| 1852 | 3.3% | +2.8% |
| 1853 | 3.4% | +2.5% |
| 1854 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 1855 | 3.6% | +2.1% |
| 1856 | 3.6% | +1.5% |
| 1857 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
| 1859 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 1860 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 3.9% | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 3.9% | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 4.0% | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 4.0% | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 4.1% | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 4.1% | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 1878 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 1882 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 3.9% | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 3.9% | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 1890 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 1891 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 1892 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
| 1894 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 3.5% | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 1902 | 3.3% | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 3.3% | -1.2% |
| 1904 | 3.3% | -1.2% |
| 1905 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 1906 | 3.2% | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 3.1% | -1.5% |
| 1908 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 1911 | 3.0% | -1.2% |
| 1912 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 1913 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 1914 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 1915 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 1916 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 1918 | 2.6% | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 1920 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 1921 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 1922 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 1923 | 2.5% | -0.3% |
| 1924 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 2.5% | -0.0% |
| 1927 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 1941 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 1942 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 1943 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 1944 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 1945 | 2.4% | -0.8% |
| 1946 | 2.4% | -0.5% |
| 1947 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 1948 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 1951 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 2.3% | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 20.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 10.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | +30.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1850s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 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 coal in Belgium?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Belgium was 0.9% 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 coal recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1874.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1830.
- How does Belgium rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.