Waste — Emissions Share in Belgium
Belgium: Waste — Emissions Share was 3.78 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Belgium is 3.78 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Belgium peaked at 3.78 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.84 %, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 138th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.15 % | 2.84 % | 3.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 % | 3.17 % | 3.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 % | 3.3 % | 3.78 % | 4 |
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More climate change data for Belgium
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.3575 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Belgium?
- Waste — emissions share in Belgium was 3.78 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 % in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for waste — emissions share?
- Belgium ranks 138th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.