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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2854 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2854
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
62nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.6249
in 1974
All-time low
0.2854
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium stood at 0.2854. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.6249 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.2854, in 2024.

Belgium ranks 62nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3744 —
1851 0.3734 -0.3%
1852 0.3725 -0.2%
1853 0.3717 -0.2%
1854 0.3711 -0.2%
1855 0.3706 -0.1%
1856 0.3702 -0.1%
1857 0.37 -0.0%
1858 0.37 +0.0%
1859 0.3703 +0.1%
1860 0.3707 +0.1%
1861 0.3714 +0.2%
1862 0.372 +0.2%
1863 0.3727 +0.2%
1864 0.3734 +0.2%
1865 0.3741 +0.2%
1866 0.3748 +0.2%
1867 0.3754 +0.2%
1868 0.3761 +0.2%
1869 0.3767 +0.2%
1870 0.3773 +0.2%
1871 0.3765 -0.2%
1872 0.3736 -0.8%
1873 0.3695 -1.1%
1874 0.3647 -1.3%
1875 0.3598 -1.3%
1876 0.3553 -1.2%
1877 0.3515 -1.1%
1878 0.3485 -0.9%
1879 0.3464 -0.6%
1880 0.3454 -0.3%
1881 0.3451 -0.1%
1882 0.3449 -0.0%
1883 0.3449 -0.0%
1884 0.3449 +0.0%
1885 0.345 +0.0%
1886 0.3451 +0.0%
1887 0.3452 +0.0%
1888 0.3453 +0.0%
1889 0.3453 +0.0%
1890 0.3212 -7.0%
1891 0.3381 +5.3%
1892 0.3534 +4.5%
1893 0.3671 +3.9%
1894 0.3791 +3.3%
1895 0.3892 +2.7%
1896 0.3976 +2.1%
1897 0.404 +1.6%
1898 0.4085 +1.1%
1899 0.411 +0.6%
1900 0.4115 +0.1%
1901 0.4097 -0.4%
1902 0.4056 -1.0%
1903 0.3999 -1.4%
1904 0.3932 -1.7%
1905 0.386 -1.8%
1906 0.379 -1.8%
1907 0.3725 -1.7%
1908 0.367 -1.5%
1909 0.3631 -1.1%
1910 0.3612 -0.5%
1911 0.3596 -0.4%
1912 0.3568 -0.8%
1913 0.3531 -1.0%
1914 0.349 -1.2%
1915 0.3447 -1.2%
1916 0.3406 -1.2%
1917 0.3368 -1.1%
1918 0.3336 -1.0%
1919 0.3312 -0.7%
1920 0.3297 -0.4%
1921 0.3291 -0.2%
1922 0.3289 -0.1%
1923 0.329 +0.0%
1924 0.3295 +0.1%
1925 0.3303 +0.2%
1926 0.3312 +0.3%
1927 0.3324 +0.3%
1928 0.3336 +0.4%
1929 0.335 +0.4%
1930 0.3364 +0.4%
1931 0.3396 +0.9%
1932 0.3457 +1.8%
1933 0.3541 +2.4%
1934 0.364 +2.8%
1935 0.3747 +2.9%
1936 0.3856 +2.9%
1937 0.3959 +2.7%
1938 0.4049 +2.3%
1939 0.4121 +1.8%
1940 0.4167 +1.1%
1941 0.4182 +0.3%
1942 0.4168 -0.3%
1943 0.414 -0.7%
1944 0.4106 -0.8%
1945 0.4074 -0.8%
1946 0.4047 -0.7%
1947 0.4028 -0.5%
1948 0.4017 -0.3%
1949 0.4015 -0.0%
1950 0.4024 +0.2%
1951 0.4061 +0.9%
1952 0.4136 +1.8%
1953 0.4239 +2.5%
1954 0.4362 +2.9%
1955 0.4498 +3.1%
1956 0.4638 +3.1%
1957 0.4776 +3.0%
1958 0.4906 +2.7%
1959 0.502 +2.3%
1960 0.5115 +1.9%
1961 0.504 -1.5%
1962 0.5289 +5.0%
1963 0.5368 +1.5%
1964 0.5188 -3.4%
1965 0.5299 +2.1%
1966 0.5308 +0.2%
1967 0.5382 +1.4%
1968 0.5377 -0.1%
1969 0.5459 +1.5%
1970 0.5335 -2.3%
1971 0.5736 +7.5%
1972 0.5613 -2.2%
1973 0.5511 -1.8%
1974 0.6249 +13.4%
1975 0.5036 -19.4%
1976 0.4907 -2.6%
1977 0.5445 +11.0%
1978 0.5518 +1.3%
1979 0.5425 -1.7%
1980 0.5418 -0.1%
1981 0.5701 +5.2%
1982 0.5241 -8.1%
1983 0.5449 +4.0%
1984 0.5851 +7.4%
1985 0.5715 -2.3%
1986 0.5537 -3.1%
1987 0.5199 -6.1%
1988 0.4868 -6.4%
1989 0.468 -3.9%
1990 0.3647 -22.1%
1991 0.3628 -0.5%
1992 0.3455 -4.8%
1993 0.3584 +3.7%
1994 0.379 +5.8%
1995 0.3821 +0.8%
1996 0.3976 +4.1%
1997 0.3956 -0.5%
1998 0.422 +6.7%
1999 0.4198 -0.5%
2000 0.4063 -3.2%
2001 0.3994 -1.7%
2002 0.397 -0.6%
2003 0.3593 -9.5%
2004 0.3484 -3.0%
2005 0.3485 +0.0%
2006 0.3415 -2.0%
2007 0.3451 +1.0%
2008 0.3446 -0.1%
2009 0.3312 -3.9%
2010 0.365 +10.2%
2011 0.3513 -3.8%
2012 0.3436 -2.2%
2013 0.3477 +1.2%
2014 0.3407 -2.0%
2015 0.3398 -0.3%
2016 0.3277 -3.6%
2017 0.3182 -2.9%
2018 0.3184 +0.0%
2019 0.3186 +0.1%
2020 0.314 -1.4%
2021 0.3183 +1.4%
2022 0.3007 -5.5%
2023 0.2874 -4.4%
2024 0.2854 -0.7%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.2854 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 3.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.2854 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1357, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3714 0.37 0.3744 10
1860s 0.3737 0.3707 0.3767 10
1870s 0.3623 0.3464 0.3773 10
1880s 0.3451 0.3449 0.3454 10
1890s 0.3769 0.3212 0.411 10
1900s 0.3888 0.3631 0.4115 10
1910s 0.3466 0.3312 0.3612 10
1920s 0.3309 0.3289 0.335 10
1930s 0.3713 0.3364 0.4121 10
1940s 0.4094 0.4015 0.4182 10
1950s 0.4466 0.4024 0.502 10
1960s 0.5282 0.504 0.5459 10
1970s 0.5478 0.4907 0.6249 10
1980s 0.5366 0.468 0.5851 10
1990s 0.3828 0.3455 0.422 10
2000s 0.3621 0.3312 0.4063 10
2010s 0.3371 0.3182 0.365 10
2020s 0.3012 0.2854 0.3183 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 59 Ireland 0.2953 compare
  2. 60 Morocco 0.2952 compare
  3. 61 Paraguay 0.2918 compare
  4. 63 Algeria 0.2764 compare
  5. 64 Botswana 0.27 compare
  6. 65 Guinea 0.2644 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium was 0.2854 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.6249 in 1974.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2854 in 2024.
How does Belgium rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Belgium ranks 62nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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