Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Belgium

Belgium: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 2,274 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,274 kt
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
93rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
4,088 kt
in 2000
All-time low
2,274 kt
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Belgium, 2000–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000201120232000: 4.1k kt2001: 3.7k kt2002: 3.6k kt2003: 3.2k kt2004: 3.3k kt2005: 3.1k kt2006: 2.9k kt2007: 2.8k kt2008: 2.8k kt2009: 2.8k kt2010: 2.6k kt2011: 2.6k kt2012: 2.4k kt2013: 2.5k kt2014: 2.5k kt2015: 2.4k kt2016: 2.5k kt2017: 2.5k kt2018: 2.5k kt2019: 2.4k kt2020: 2.4k kt2021: 2.5k kt2022: 2.3k kt2023: 2.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Belgium stood at 2,274 kt. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Belgium peaked at 4,088 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,274 kt, in 2023.

That places Belgium 93rd out of 201 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 4,088 kt
2001 3,668 kt -10.3%
2002 3,556 kt -3.1%
2003 3,248 kt -8.7%
2004 3,304 kt +1.7%
2005 3,136 kt -5.1%
2006 2,940 kt -6.2%
2007 2,792 kt -5.0%
2008 2,800 kt +0.3%
2009 2,786 kt -0.5%
2010 2,601 kt -6.6%
2011 2,649 kt +1.8%
2012 2,391 kt -9.7%
2013 2,506 kt +4.8%
2014 2,453 kt -2.1%
2015 2,411 kt -1.7%
2016 2,537 kt +5.2%
2017 2,484 kt -2.1%
2018 2,520 kt +1.5%
2019 2,433 kt -3.4%
2020 2,428 kt -0.2%
2021 2,464 kt +1.5%
2022 2,332 kt -5.3%
2023 2,274 kt -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,232 kt 2,786 kt 4,088 kt 10
2010s 2,498 kt 2,391 kt 2,649 kt 10
2020s 2,374 kt 2,274 kt 2,464 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 90 Ghana 2,335 kt compare
  2. 91 Burkina Faso 2,290 kt compare
  3. 92 Madagascar 2,276 kt compare
  4. 94 Guinea 2,254 kt compare
  5. 95 Costa Rica 2,134 kt compare
  6. 96 Nepal 2,019 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Belgium?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Belgium was 2,274 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 4,088 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 2,274 kt in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Belgium ranks 93rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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