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Share global ghg emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Share global ghg emissions was 0.1983 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1983
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
55th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8938
in 1929
All-time low
0.1979
in 2023
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Belgium, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.8185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global ghg emissions in Belgium stood at 0.1983.

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 global ghg emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.8938 in 1929 and was at its lowest, 0.1979, 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.

Share global ghg emissions in Belgium, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.5035 —
1851 0.51 +1.3%
1852 0.5207 +2.1%
1853 0.5333 +2.4%
1854 0.5568 +4.4%
1855 0.5464 -1.9%
1856 0.5457 -0.1%
1857 0.5549 +1.7%
1858 0.56 +0.9%
1859 0.5491 -2.0%
1860 0.6035 +9.9%
1861 0.6424 +6.4%
1862 0.6389 -0.5%
1863 0.6593 +3.2%
1864 0.6704 +1.7%
1865 0.6905 +3.0%
1866 0.7155 +3.6%
1867 0.7734 +8.1%
1868 0.7173 -7.2%
1869 0.7491 +4.4%
1870 0.7713 +3.0%
1871 0.7333 -4.9%
1872 0.7334 +0.0%
1873 0.7772 +6.0%
1874 0.7319 -5.8%
1875 0.7302 -0.2%
1876 0.7176 -1.7%
1877 0.6844 -4.6%
1878 0.7074 +3.4%
1879 0.6931 -2.0%
1880 0.7432 +7.2%
1881 0.7407 -0.3%
1882 0.7471 +0.9%
1883 0.765 +2.4%
1884 0.7562 -1.2%
1885 0.7328 -3.1%
1886 0.7137 -2.6%
1887 0.7477 +4.8%
1888 0.7618 +1.9%
1889 0.771 +1.2%
1890 0.7813 +1.3%
1891 0.7295 -6.6%
1892 0.7203 -1.3%
1893 0.7041 -2.2%
1894 0.7422 +5.4%
1895 0.7276 -2.0%
1896 0.7538 +3.6%
1897 0.7574 +0.5%
1898 0.7548 -0.3%
1899 0.7529 -0.3%
1900 0.7883 +4.7%
1901 0.7328 -7.0%
1902 0.7435 +1.5%
1903 0.7586 +2.0%
1904 0.7271 -4.2%
1905 0.7095 -2.4%
1906 0.7653 +7.9%
1907 0.7461 -2.5%
1908 0.7449 -0.2%
1909 0.7221 -3.1%
1910 0.7521 +4.2%
1911 0.762 +1.3%
1912 0.7811 +2.5%
1913 0.7856 +0.6%
1914 0.5313 -32.4%
1915 0.4714 -11.3%
1916 0.5665 +20.2%
1917 0.4629 -18.3%
1918 0.4466 -3.5%
1919 0.5819 +30.3%
1920 0.6291 +8.1%
1921 0.6061 -3.6%
1922 0.646 +6.6%
1923 0.7449 +15.3%
1924 0.7811 +4.9%
1925 0.7848 +0.5%
1926 0.786 +0.1%
1927 0.8693 +10.6%
1928 0.8466 -2.6%
1929 0.8938 +5.6%
1930 0.8824 -1.3%
1931 0.8228 -6.8%
1932 0.7 -14.9%
1933 0.7346 +4.9%
1934 0.7297 -0.7%
1935 0.6892 -5.6%
1936 0.6857 -0.5%
1937 0.7865 +14.7%
1938 0.714 -9.2%
1939 0.6561 -8.1%
1940 0.5426 -17.3%
1941 0.5531 +1.9%
1942 0.5204 -5.9%
1943 0.4929 -5.3%
1944 0.3147 -36.2%
1945 0.3761 +19.5%
1946 0.496 +31.9%
1947 0.6531 +31.7%
1948 0.6624 +1.4%
1949 0.6453 -2.6%
1950 0.5536 -14.2%
1951 0.5987 +8.1%
1952 0.5595 -6.5%
1953 0.543 -3.0%
1954 0.5449 +0.4%
1955 0.5531 +1.5%
1956 0.5616 +1.5%
1957 0.5469 -2.6%
1958 0.4972 -9.1%
1959 0.4789 -3.7%
1960 0.5027 +5.0%
1961 0.5097 +1.4%
1962 0.5405 +6.0%
1963 0.5661 +4.7%
1964 0.5447 -3.8%
1965 0.5451 +0.1%
1966 0.5386 -1.2%
1967 0.5338 -0.9%
1968 0.562 +5.3%
1969 0.5483 -2.4%
1970 0.5327 -2.8%
1971 0.5198 -2.4%
1972 0.5299 +1.9%
1973 0.5426 +2.4%
1974 0.5348 -1.4%
1975 0.4854 -9.2%
1976 0.4949 +2.0%
1977 0.4705 -4.9%
1978 0.4874 +3.6%
1979 0.494 +1.4%
1980 0.4799 -2.8%
1981 0.4595 -4.3%
1982 0.4422 -3.8%
1983 0.3894 -11.9%
1984 0.3912 +0.4%
1985 0.3759 -3.9%
1986 0.3639 -3.2%
1987 0.3598 -1.1%
1988 0.3424 -4.8%
1989 0.3595 +5.0%
1990 0.3861 +7.4%
1991 0.3996 +3.5%
1992 0.3971 -0.6%
1993 0.4002 +0.8%
1994 0.3915 -2.2%
1995 0.3912 -0.1%
1996 0.3912 +0.0%
1997 0.3614 -7.6%
1998 0.3901 +7.9%
1999 0.3768 -3.4%
2000 0.3737 -0.8%
2001 0.3736 -0.0%
2002 0.3646 -2.4%
2003 0.3431 -5.9%
2004 0.3457 +0.8%
2005 0.3306 -4.4%
2006 0.3169 -4.1%
2007 0.3064 -3.3%
2008 0.2991 -2.4%
2009 0.2726 -8.9%
2010 0.2771 +1.7%
2011 0.2509 -9.5%
2012 0.242 -3.5%
2013 0.2433 +0.6%
2014 0.2308 -5.1%
2015 0.24 +4.0%
2016 0.2409 +0.4%
2017 0.2369 -1.7%
2018 0.2367 -0.1%
2019 0.234 -1.2%
2020 0.2257 -3.5%
2021 0.2244 -0.6%
2022 0.2082 -7.2%
2023 0.1979 -5.0%
2024 0.1983 +0.2%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.1983 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0873, 2.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.1983 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0934, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1944 -36.2% 0.4929 0.3147
1914 -32.4% 0.7856 0.5313
1946 +31.9% 0.3761 0.496
1947 +31.7% 0.496 0.6531
1919 +30.3% 0.4466 0.5819

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.5381 0.5035 0.56 10
1860s 0.686 0.6035 0.7734 10
1870s 0.728 0.6844 0.7772 10
1880s 0.7479 0.7137 0.771 10
1890s 0.7424 0.7041 0.7813 10
1900s 0.7438 0.7095 0.7883 10
1910s 0.6142 0.4466 0.7856 10
1920s 0.7588 0.6061 0.8938 10
1930s 0.7401 0.6561 0.8824 10
1940s 0.5257 0.3147 0.6624 10
1950s 0.5437 0.4789 0.5987 10
1960s 0.5391 0.5027 0.5661 10
1970s 0.5092 0.4705 0.5426 10
1980s 0.3964 0.3424 0.4799 10
1990s 0.3885 0.3614 0.4002 10
2000s 0.3326 0.2726 0.3737 10
2010s 0.2433 0.2308 0.2771 10
2020s 0.2109 0.1979 0.2257 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Belgium?
Share global ghg emissions in Belgium was 0.1983 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.8938 in 1929.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1979 in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for share global ghg emissions?
Belgium ranks 55th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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