Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Belgium
Belgium: Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 81.2 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 81.2 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Belgium peaked at 146 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.2 kt, in 2023.
That places Belgium 108th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 146 kt | — |
| 2001 | 131 kt | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 127 kt | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 116 kt | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 118 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 112 kt | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 105 kt | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 99.7 kt | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 100 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.5 kt | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.9 kt | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 94.6 kt | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 85.4 kt | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 89.5 kt | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 87.6 kt | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 86.1 kt | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 90.6 kt | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 88.7 kt | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 90 kt | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 86.9 kt | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 86.7 kt | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 88 kt | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 83.3 kt | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 81.2 kt | -2.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 81.2 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.3 kt, 95% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 81.2 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.2 kt, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.42 kt | 99.5 kt | 146 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.23 kt | 85.4 kt | 94.6 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8 kt | 81.2 kt | 88 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 105 Ghana 83.4 kt compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 81.8 kt compare
- 107 Madagascar 81.3 kt compare
- 109 Guinea 80.5 kt compare
- 110 Costa Rica 76.2 kt compare
- 111 Nepal 72.1 kt compare
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 waste — emissions in Belgium?
- Waste — emissions in Belgium was 81.2 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 146 kt in 2000.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2 kt in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for waste — emissions?
- Belgium ranks 108th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf