What is the highest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 1.19 million in 1973.

What is the lowest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 55,711 in 1851.

How does Belgium rank for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?

Belgium ranks 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.

Is so emissions by world region in million tonnes rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Belgium data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Belgium

Name: So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Belgium
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belgium: So emissions by world region in million tonnes was 153,447 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

153,447

Change on year

up 12.0%

World rank

47th

of 216 countries

All-time high

1.19 million

in 1973

All-time low

55,711

in 1851

Years of data

273

1750–2022

So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Belgium, 1750–2022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Belgium stood at 153,447.

The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Belgium peaked at 1.19 million in 1973 and was at its lowest, 55,711, in 1851.

That places Belgium 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	67,205	65,732	68,675	10
1760s	70,463	69,001	71,923	10
1770s	73,698	72,246	75,148	10
1780s	76,911	75,469	78,350	10
1790s	80,100	78,669	81,529	10
1800s	86,262	81,846	112,433	10
1810s	86,410	85,000	87,818	10
1820s	91,377	88,130	94,618	10
1830s	120,673	116,221	127,233	10
1840s	136,838	131,112	144,110	10
1850s	75,101	55,711	91,010	10
1860s	111,281	89,423	134,351	10
1870s	162,802	145,382	178,511	10
1880s	229,864	194,332	265,935	10
1890s	324,849	281,275	382,766	10
1900s	430,720	385,337	485,918	10
1910s	390,093	213,738	594,513	10
1920s	568,476	349,171	801,224	10
1930s	737,821	570,187	935,012	10
1940s	426,429	201,887	613,920	10
1950s	639,050	571,136	694,782	10
1960s	885,768	712,443	1.09 million	10
1970s	1.01 million	899,562	1.19 million	10
1980s	656,318	552,282	879,455	10
1990s	530,081	439,587	594,941	10
2000s	547,901	436,648	613,533	10
2010s	366,687	264,727	466,829	10
2020s	132,774	107,817	153,447	3

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Frequently asked questions

What is so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Belgium?: So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Belgium was 153,447 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 1.19 million in 1973.
What is the lowest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 55,711 in 1851.
How does Belgium rank for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?: Belgium ranks 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
Is so emissions by world region in million tonnes rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belgium data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: So emissions by world region in million tonnes
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026