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Share global cumulative co2 including land in Belgium

Belgium: Share global cumulative co2 including land was 0.479 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.479
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
34th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7973
in 1913
All-time low
0.4774
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global cumulative co2 including land in Belgium, 1850–2024

00.20.40.60.8185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.479 for share global cumulative co2 including land in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global cumulative co2 including land in Belgium peaked at 0.7973 in 1913 and was at its lowest, 0.4774, in 1850.

Belgium ranks 34th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global cumulative co2 including land in Belgium, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.4774 —
1851 0.4824 +1.1%
1852 0.4894 +1.4%
1853 0.4979 +1.7%
1854 0.5101 +2.5%
1855 0.5158 +1.1%
1856 0.5201 +0.8%
1857 0.5251 +1.0%
1858 0.5298 +0.9%
1859 0.5321 +0.4%
1860 0.5409 +1.7%
1861 0.5526 +2.2%
1862 0.5621 +1.7%
1863 0.5724 +1.8%
1864 0.5826 +1.8%
1865 0.5934 +1.8%
1866 0.605 +2.0%
1867 0.62 +2.5%
1868 0.6294 +1.5%
1869 0.6403 +1.7%
1870 0.6526 +1.9%
1871 0.6615 +1.4%
1872 0.67 +1.3%
1873 0.6808 +1.6%
1874 0.6879 +1.0%
1875 0.6945 +1.0%
1876 0.6999 +0.8%
1877 0.7031 +0.5%
1878 0.7074 +0.6%
1879 0.7106 +0.5%
1880 0.7162 +0.8%
1881 0.7213 +0.7%
1882 0.7263 +0.7%
1883 0.732 +0.8%
1884 0.7368 +0.7%
1885 0.7402 +0.5%
1886 0.7424 +0.3%
1887 0.7462 +0.5%
1888 0.7504 +0.6%
1889 0.7548 +0.6%
1890 0.7595 +0.6%
1891 0.7616 +0.3%
1892 0.7631 +0.2%
1893 0.7639 +0.1%
1894 0.7662 +0.3%
1895 0.7678 +0.2%
1896 0.7703 +0.3%
1897 0.7729 +0.3%
1898 0.7752 +0.3%
1899 0.7773 +0.3%
1900 0.7807 +0.4%
1901 0.7818 +0.1%
1902 0.7832 +0.2%
1903 0.7851 +0.2%
1904 0.7857 +0.1%
1905 0.7856 -0.0%
1906 0.7875 +0.2%
1907 0.7887 +0.1%
1908 0.7897 +0.1%
1909 0.7899 +0.0%
1910 0.7912 +0.2%
1911 0.7928 +0.2%
1912 0.795 +0.3%
1913 0.7973 +0.3%
1914 0.7917 -0.7%
1915 0.7847 -0.9%
1916 0.7806 -0.5%
1917 0.7738 -0.9%
1918 0.7668 -0.9%
1919 0.7642 -0.3%
1920 0.7627 -0.2%
1921 0.7606 -0.3%
1922 0.7597 -0.1%
1923 0.7615 +0.2%
1924 0.7642 +0.4%
1925 0.767 +0.4%
1926 0.7696 +0.3%
1927 0.7745 +0.6%
1928 0.7787 +0.5%
1929 0.7841 +0.7%
1930 0.7888 +0.6%
1931 0.7918 +0.4%
1932 0.7917 -0.0%
1933 0.7924 +0.1%
1934 0.7929 +0.1%
1935 0.7924 -0.1%
1936 0.7919 -0.1%
1937 0.7938 +0.2%
1938 0.7939 +0.0%
1939 0.7925 -0.2%
1940 0.7884 -0.5%
1941 0.7846 -0.5%
1942 0.7801 -0.6%
1943 0.7752 -0.6%
1944 0.7663 -1.2%
1945 0.7596 -0.9%
1946 0.7556 -0.5%
1947 0.7553 -0.1%
1948 0.7551 -0.0%
1949 0.7546 -0.1%
1950 0.7514 -0.4%
1951 0.7492 -0.3%
1952 0.746 -0.4%
1953 0.7425 -0.5%
1954 0.7389 -0.5%
1955 0.7356 -0.5%
1956 0.7324 -0.4%
1957 0.7289 -0.5%
1958 0.7242 -0.6%
1959 0.719 -0.7%
1960 0.7148 -0.6%
1961 0.711 -0.5%
1962 0.7081 -0.4%
1963 0.7059 -0.3%
1964 0.7033 -0.4%
1965 0.7009 -0.3%
1966 0.6985 -0.3%
1967 0.6959 -0.4%
1968 0.6941 -0.3%
1969 0.6918 -0.3%
1970 0.6892 -0.4%
1971 0.6863 -0.4%
1972 0.6837 -0.4%
1973 0.6815 -0.3%
1974 0.6792 -0.3%
1975 0.6759 -0.5%
1976 0.6729 -0.4%
1977 0.6692 -0.6%
1978 0.666 -0.5%
1979 0.6631 -0.4%
1980 0.66 -0.5%
1981 0.6565 -0.5%
1982 0.6528 -0.6%
1983 0.6479 -0.8%
1984 0.643 -0.8%
1985 0.6377 -0.8%
1986 0.6323 -0.8%
1987 0.627 -0.8%
1988 0.6216 -0.9%
1989 0.6168 -0.8%
1990 0.613 -0.6%
1991 0.6097 -0.5%
1992 0.6066 -0.5%
1993 0.6039 -0.4%
1994 0.6008 -0.5%
1995 0.5977 -0.5%
1996 0.5947 -0.5%
1997 0.5909 -0.6%
1998 0.588 -0.5%
1999 0.585 -0.5%
2000 0.5819 -0.5%
2001 0.5791 -0.5%
2002 0.576 -0.5%
2003 0.5724 -0.6%
2004 0.5689 -0.6%
2005 0.5652 -0.7%
2006 0.5612 -0.7%
2007 0.557 -0.7%
2008 0.5528 -0.8%
2009 0.548 -0.9%
2010 0.5433 -0.9%
2011 0.5381 -1.0%
2012 0.5328 -1.0%
2013 0.5277 -1.0%
2014 0.5226 -1.0%
2015 0.5178 -0.9%
2016 0.5133 -0.9%
2017 0.5089 -0.9%
2018 0.5046 -0.8%
2019 0.5003 -0.8%
2020 0.4963 -0.8%
2021 0.4922 -0.8%
2022 0.4878 -0.9%
2023 0.4834 -0.9%
2024 0.479 -0.9%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.479 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1201, 4.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.479 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1317, 3.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.508 0.4774 0.5321 10
1860s 0.5899 0.5409 0.6403 10
1870s 0.6868 0.6526 0.7106 10
1880s 0.7367 0.7162 0.7548 10
1890s 0.7678 0.7595 0.7773 10
1900s 0.7858 0.7807 0.7899 10
1910s 0.7838 0.7642 0.7973 10
1920s 0.7683 0.7597 0.7841 10
1930s 0.7922 0.7888 0.7939 10
1940s 0.7675 0.7546 0.7884 10
1950s 0.7368 0.719 0.7514 10
1960s 0.7024 0.6918 0.7148 10
1970s 0.6767 0.6631 0.6892 10
1980s 0.6396 0.6168 0.66 10
1990s 0.599 0.585 0.613 10
2000s 0.5662 0.548 0.5819 10
2010s 0.5209 0.5003 0.5433 10
2020s 0.4878 0.479 0.4963 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 31 Vietnam 0.5387 compare
  2. 32 Venezuela 0.4872 compare
  3. 33 Netherlands 0.4843 compare
  4. 35 Czechia 0.4364 compare
  5. 36 Romania 0.4307 compare
  6. 37 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3791 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global cumulative co2 including land in Belgium?
Share global cumulative co2 including land in Belgium was 0.479 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global cumulative co2 including land recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.7973 in 1913.
What is the lowest share global cumulative co2 including land recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4774 in 1850.
How does Belgium rank for share global cumulative co2 including land?
Belgium ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global cumulative co2 including land rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 cumulative co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global cumulative co2 including land
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
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