Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium

Belgium: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,570 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,570 kt
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
91st
of 197 countries
All-time high
4,381 kt
in 2000
All-time low
2,570 kt
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium, 2000–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000201120232000: 4.4k kt2001: 4.0k kt2002: 3.8k kt2003: 3.5k kt2004: 3.6k kt2005: 3.4k kt2006: 3.2k kt2007: 3.1k kt2008: 3.1k kt2009: 3.1k kt2010: 2.9k kt2011: 3.0k kt2012: 2.7k kt2013: 2.8k kt2014: 2.7k kt2015: 2.7k kt2016: 2.8k kt2017: 2.8k kt2018: 2.8k kt2019: 2.7k kt2020: 2.7k kt2021: 2.8k kt2022: 2.6k kt2023: 2.6k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium is 2,570 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium peaked at 4,381 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,570 kt, in 2023.

Belgium ranks 91st of 197 countries on this measure, 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 3,516 kt 3,066 kt 4,381 kt 10
2010s 2,794 kt 2,697 kt 2,955 kt 10
2020s 2,671 kt 2,570 kt 2,761 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 88 Somalia 2,651 kt compare
  2. 89 Burkina Faso 2,617 kt compare
  3. 90 Finland 2,573 kt compare
  4. 92 Nepal 2,515 kt compare
  5. 93 Madagascar 2,467 kt compare
  6. 94 Kyrgyzstan 2,462 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium was 2,570 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 4,381 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 2,570 kt in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Belgium ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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