Share of cumulative co2 in Belgium
Belgium: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.698 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.698
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
23rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.07
in 1874
All-time low
0.5666
in 1830
Years of data
196
1802–2024
Share of cumulative co2 in Belgium, 1802–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.698 for share of cumulative co2 in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Belgium peaked at 4.07 in 1874 and was at its lowest, 0.5666, in 1830.
That places Belgium 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 196 years of available data.
Share of cumulative co2 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1802 | 0.7402 | — |
| 1830 | 0.5666 | -23.5% |
| 1831 | 0.7396 | +30.5% |
| 1832 | 0.9117 | +23.3% |
| 1833 | 1.07 | +16.9% |
| 1834 | 1.2 | +12.7% |
| 1835 | 1.34 | +11.2% |
| 1836 | 1.49 | +11.3% |
| 1837 | 1.64 | +10.4% |
| 1838 | 1.79 | +9.0% |
| 1839 | 1.94 | +8.6% |
| 1840 | 2.11 | +8.7% |
| 1841 | 2.26 | +6.8% |
| 1842 | 2.39 | +6.1% |
| 1843 | 2.5 | +4.6% |
| 1844 | 2.62 | +4.5% |
| 1845 | 2.72 | +4.1% |
| 1846 | 2.84 | +4.2% |
| 1847 | 2.95 | +3.7% |
| 1848 | 3.02 | +2.5% |
| 1849 | 3.09 | +2.3% |
| 1850 | 3.16 | +2.2% |
| 1851 | 3.23 | +2.5% |
| 1852 | 3.32 | +2.8% |
| 1853 | 3.41 | +2.5% |
| 1854 | 3.49 | +2.3% |
| 1855 | 3.56 | +2.1% |
| 1856 | 3.61 | +1.5% |
| 1857 | 3.67 | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 3.73 | +1.6% |
| 1859 | 3.78 | +1.4% |
| 1860 | 3.81 | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 3.85 | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 3.89 | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 3.92 | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 3.94 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 3.96 | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 3.99 | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 4.02 | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 4.02 | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 4.03 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 4.05 | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 4.06 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 4.06 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | 4.06 | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 4.07 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 4.06 | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 4.05 | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 4.03 | -0.5% |
| 1878 | 4.02 | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 4.01 | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 3.98 | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 3.96 | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 3.94 | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 3.91 | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 3.89 | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 3.86 | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 3.83 | -0.8% |
| 1887 | 3.8 | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 3.76 | -0.9% |
| 1889 | 3.73 | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 3.7 | -0.8% |
| 1891 | 3.66 | -1.1% |
| 1892 | 3.62 | -1.1% |
| 1893 | 3.58 | -1.1% |
| 1894 | 3.55 | -0.9% |
| 1895 | 3.52 | -1.0% |
| 1896 | 3.48 | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 3.45 | -0.9% |
| 1898 | 3.42 | -1.0% |
| 1899 | 3.38 | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 3.34 | -1.1% |
| 1901 | 3.3 | -1.3% |
| 1902 | 3.26 | -1.2% |
| 1903 | 3.22 | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 3.17 | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 3.13 | -1.5% |
| 1906 | 3.09 | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 3.04 | -1.6% |
| 1908 | 3 | -1.4% |
| 1909 | 2.95 | -1.5% |
| 1910 | 2.91 | -1.4% |
| 1911 | 2.87 | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 2.83 | -1.3% |
| 1913 | 2.8 | -1.4% |
| 1914 | 2.74 | -2.1% |
| 1915 | 2.68 | -2.2% |
| 1916 | 2.63 | -1.9% |
| 1917 | 2.57 | -2.3% |
| 1918 | 2.51 | -2.3% |
| 1919 | 2.48 | -1.3% |
| 1920 | 2.44 | -1.3% |
| 1921 | 2.42 | -1.0% |
| 1922 | 2.4 | -0.9% |
| 1923 | 2.38 | -0.6% |
| 1924 | 2.37 | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 2.37 | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 2.36 | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 2.35 | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 2.35 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 2.35 | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 2.35 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 2.35 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 2.34 | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 2.34 | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 2.33 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 2.32 | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 2.31 | -0.6% |
| 1937 | 2.3 | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 2.29 | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 2.27 | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 2.25 | -1.2% |
| 1941 | 2.22 | -1.1% |
| 1942 | 2.19 | -1.2% |
| 1943 | 2.17 | -1.2% |
| 1944 | 2.13 | -1.8% |
| 1945 | 2.1 | -1.2% |
| 1946 | 2.08 | -0.9% |
| 1947 | 2.07 | -0.6% |
| 1948 | 2.06 | -0.6% |
| 1949 | 2.05 | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 2.03 | -1.0% |
| 1951 | 2.01 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 1.99 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 1.97 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 1.95 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 1.93 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 1.91 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 1.89 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 1.87 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 1.84 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 1.81 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 1.79 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 1.77 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 1.74 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.72 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.69 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.67 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.64 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.62 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.6 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.57 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.54 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.52 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.49 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.47 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.44 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.42 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.39 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.37 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.35 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.33 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.31 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.29 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.26 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.24 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.22 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.2 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.18 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.16 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.14 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.04 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.02 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.01 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9882 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9763 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9645 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9522 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9397 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9269 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9137 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9003 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8871 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.874 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8608 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8469 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8332 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.82 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8069 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7947 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7831 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7716 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7603 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7494 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7392 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.729 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7186 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7081 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.698 | -1.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.698 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0936, 7.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.698 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1545, 4.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative co2 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% | 0.5666 | 0.7396 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.7402 | 0.7402 | 0.7402 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.27 | 0.5666 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.65 | 2.11 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 1850s | 3.5 | 3.16 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.94 | 3.81 | 4.03 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.05 | 4.01 | 4.07 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.87 | 3.73 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.54 | 3.38 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.15 | 2.95 | 3.34 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.7 | 2.48 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.38 | 2.35 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.32 | 2.27 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.13 | 2.05 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.94 | 1.84 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.71 | 1.6 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.46 | 1.35 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 1.14 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9323 | 0.874 | 0.9882 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8027 | 0.7494 | 0.8608 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7186 | 0.698 | 0.7392 | 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 cumulative co2 in Belgium?
- Share of cumulative co2 in Belgium was 0.698 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 in 1874.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5666 in 1830.
- How does Belgium rank for share of cumulative co2?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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