Waste — Emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Waste — Emissions was 81.2 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
81.2 kt
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
93rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
146 kt
in 2000
All-time low
81.2 kt
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Waste — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023

0501001502000201120232000: 146 kt2001: 131 kt2002: 127 kt2003: 116 kt2004: 118 kt2005: 112 kt2006: 105 kt2007: 99.7 kt2008: 100 kt2009: 99.5 kt2010: 92.9 kt2011: 94.6 kt2012: 85.4 kt2013: 89.5 kt2014: 87.6 kt2015: 86.1 kt2016: 90.6 kt2017: 88.7 kt2018: 90 kt2019: 86.9 kt2020: 86.7 kt2021: 88 kt2022: 83.3 kt2023: 81.2 kt

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 93rd out of 197 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 90 Ghana 83.4 kt compare
  2. 91 Burkina Faso 81.8 kt compare
  3. 92 Madagascar 81.3 kt compare
  4. 94 Guinea 80.5 kt compare
  5. 95 Costa Rica 76.2 kt compare
  6. 96 Nepal 72.1 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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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 93rd out of 197 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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