Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Belgium
Belgium: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Belgium, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Belgium stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.9% in 1929 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 55th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Belgium?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Belgium was 0.2% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1929.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Belgium ranks 55th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.