Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Belgium
Belgium: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate was 117.88 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
117.88 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 293.4%
World rank
53rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
877.41 % change on previous year
in 1863
All-time low
-947.17 % change on previous year
in 1914
Years of data
183
1832–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Belgium, 1832–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 117.88 % change on previous year for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 293.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 877.41 % change on previous year in 1863 and was at its lowest, -947.17 % change on previous year, in 1914.
That places Belgium 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1832 | 114.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 1833 | -159.42 % change on previous year | -239.1% |
| 1834 | -4.88 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1835 | 323.26 % change on previous year | -6726.7% |
| 1836 | 138.54 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 1837 | -52.4 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 1838 | -68.81 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 1839 | 370.59 % change on previous year | -638.6% |
| 1840 | 73.75 % change on previous year | -80.1% |
| 1841 | -133.09 % change on previous year | -280.5% |
| 1842 | 185.87 % change on previous year | -239.7% |
| 1843 | -296.2 % change on previous year | -259.4% |
| 1844 | 221.29 % change on previous year | -174.7% |
| 1845 | -39.36 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 1846 | 78.95 % change on previous year | -300.6% |
| 1847 | -52.94 % change on previous year | -167.1% |
| 1848 | -393.75 % change on previous year | +643.8% |
| 1849 | 143.62 % change on previous year | -136.5% |
| 1850 | 32.52 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 1851 | 39.88 % change on previous year | +22.6% |
| 1852 | 48.68 % change on previous year | +22.1% |
| 1853 | -69.62 % change on previous year | -243.0% |
| 1854 | 236.89 % change on previous year | -440.3% |
| 1855 | -74.93 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 1856 | -151.72 % change on previous year | +102.5% |
| 1857 | 428.89 % change on previous year | -382.7% |
| 1858 | 28.38 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 1859 | -35.79 % change on previous year | -226.1% |
| 1860 | -29.51 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1861 | 295.35 % change on previous year | -1100.9% |
| 1862 | -109.12 % change on previous year | -136.9% |
| 1863 | 877.41 % change on previous year | -904.1% |
| 1864 | -3.32 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 1865 | 14.59 % change on previous year | -539.6% |
| 1866 | 50.19 % change on previous year | +243.9% |
| 1867 | 15.96 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 1868 | -225.16 % change on previous year | -1510.7% |
| 1869 | 172.68 % change on previous year | -176.7% |
| 1870 | 99.76 % change on previous year | -42.2% |
| 1871 | -133.25 % change on previous year | -233.6% |
| 1872 | 281.85 % change on previous year | -311.5% |
| 1873 | 34.44 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 1874 | -187.04 % change on previous year | -643.1% |
| 1875 | 146.32 % change on previous year | -178.2% |
| 1876 | -160.29 % change on previous year | -209.5% |
| 1877 | -107.19 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1878 | 272.54 % change on previous year | -354.3% |
| 1879 | -77.39 % change on previous year | -128.4% |
| 1880 | 444.44 % change on previous year | -674.3% |
| 1881 | -92.38 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 1882 | 780.36 % change on previous year | -944.7% |
| 1883 | 7.71 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 1884 | -126.36 % change on previous year | -1739.4% |
| 1885 | -53.57 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1886 | -24.19 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 1887 | 290.64 % change on previous year | -1301.7% |
| 1888 | 11.79 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1889 | -62.57 % change on previous year | -630.7% |
| 1890 | 283.1 % change on previous year | -552.5% |
| 1891 | -168.38 % change on previous year | -159.5% |
| 1892 | 97.49 % change on previous year | -157.9% |
| 1894 | 327.27 % change on previous year | +235.7% |
| 1895 | -92 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 1896 | 614.63 % change on previous year | -768.1% |
| 1897 | -31.74 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 1898 | -8.5 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1899 | 52.19 % change on previous year | -713.9% |
| 1900 | 24.42 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 1901 | -216.45 % change on previous year | -986.5% |
| 1902 | 172.61 % change on previous year | -179.7% |
| 1903 | 75.77 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 1904 | -160.39 % change on previous year | -311.7% |
| 1905 | 96.3 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 1907 | -88.55 % change on previous year | -191.9% |
| 1908 | -157.52 % change on previous year | +77.9% |
| 1909 | 82.31 % change on previous year | -152.3% |
| 1911 | -88.67 % change on previous year | -207.7% |
| 1912 | 673.39 % change on previous year | -859.4% |
| 1913 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -99.3% |
| 1914 | -947.17 % change on previous year | -19574.0% |
| 1915 | 77.57 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 1916 | 284.76 % change on previous year | +267.1% |
| 1917 | -183.92 % change on previous year | -164.6% |
| 1918 | 73.55 % change on previous year | -140.0% |
| 1919 | 541.51 % change on previous year | +636.2% |
| 1920 | -7.73 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 1921 | -144.92 % change on previous year | +1775.9% |
| 1922 | 216.34 % change on previous year | -249.3% |
| 1923 | 197.2 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1924 | -72.64 % change on previous year | -136.8% |
| 1925 | -59.18 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 1926 | -119.92 % change on previous year | +102.6% |
| 1928 | -117.43 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1929 | 490.69 % change on previous year | -517.9% |
| 1930 | -137.69 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 1931 | -190.96 % change on previous year | +38.7% |
| 1932 | -71.83 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 1933 | 130.12 % change on previous year | -281.1% |
| 1934 | -53.45 % change on previous year | -141.1% |
| 1935 | -244.15 % change on previous year | +356.8% |
| 1936 | 201.38 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 1937 | 354.8 % change on previous year | +76.2% |
| 1938 | -173.09 % change on previous year | -148.8% |
| 1939 | 51.61 % change on previous year | -129.8% |
| 1940 | -114.53 % change on previous year | -321.9% |
| 1941 | 126.54 % change on previous year | -210.5% |
| 1942 | -233.35 % change on previous year | -284.4% |
| 1943 | 21.49 % change on previous year | -109.2% |
| 1944 | -666.54 % change on previous year | -3201.1% |
| 1945 | 122.73 % change on previous year | -118.4% |
| 1946 | 214.34 % change on previous year | +74.6% |
| 1947 | 45.11 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 1948 | -88.18 % change on previous year | -295.5% |
| 1949 | -241.56 % change on previous year | +173.9% |
| 1950 | -6.59 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 1951 | 390.14 % change on previous year | -6016.3% |
| 1952 | -145.19 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 1953 | 81.86 % change on previous year | -156.4% |
| 1954 | 409.3 % change on previous year | +400.0% |
| 1955 | 86.93 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 1956 | -24.18 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 1957 | -106.16 % change on previous year | +339.0% |
| 1959 | 107.1 % change on previous year | -200.9% |
| 1960 | 315.68 % change on previous year | +194.7% |
| 1961 | -31.23 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 1962 | 197.97 % change on previous year | -733.9% |
| 1963 | 43.92 % change on previous year | -77.8% |
| 1964 | -127.75 % change on previous year | -390.9% |
| 1965 | 183.41 % change on previous year | -243.6% |
| 1966 | -113 % change on previous year | -161.6% |
| 1968 | 389.96 % change on previous year | -445.1% |
| 1969 | -54.37 % change on previous year | -113.9% |
| 1970 | -60.38 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 1971 | -305.94 % change on previous year | +406.7% |
| 1972 | 324.74 % change on previous year | -206.1% |
| 1973 | -13.66 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 1974 | -146.1 % change on previous year | +969.7% |
| 1975 | -255.94 % change on previous year | +75.2% |
| 1976 | 159.85 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 1977 | -144.31 % change on previous year | -190.3% |
| 1978 | 365.68 % change on previous year | -353.4% |
| 1979 | -53.12 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 1980 | -214.17 % change on previous year | +303.1% |
| 1981 | -127.41 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1982 | 42.55 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 1983 | -145.88 % change on previous year | -442.8% |
| 1984 | 123.67 % change on previous year | -184.8% |
| 1985 | -125.46 % change on previous year | -201.4% |
| 1986 | -70.88 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1987 | 113.33 % change on previous year | -259.9% |
| 1989 | 347.76 % change on previous year | +206.9% |
| 1990 | 92.32 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 1991 | -77.4 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 1992 | -128.65 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 1993 | -21.79 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 1994 | 416.63 % change on previous year | -2011.9% |
| 1995 | -66.4 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 1996 | 211.02 % change on previous year | -417.8% |
| 1997 | -255.23 % change on previous year | -221.0% |
| 1998 | 213.72 % change on previous year | -183.7% |
| 1999 | -188.76 % change on previous year | -188.3% |
| 2000 | 137.15 % change on previous year | -172.7% |
| 2001 | -133.57 % change on previous year | -197.4% |
| 2002 | 215.56 % change on previous year | -261.4% |
| 2003 | 76.53 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2004 | -63.11 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 2005 | -706.9 % change on previous year | +1020.1% |
| 2006 | 44.29 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 2007 | -93.89 % change on previous year | -312.0% |
| 2008 | 91.52 % change on previous year | -197.5% |
| 2010 | 154.49 % change on previous year | +68.8% |
| 2011 | -239.19 % change on previous year | -254.8% |
| 2012 | 71.58 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 2013 | 112.34 % change on previous year | +56.9% |
| 2015 | 174.05 % change on previous year | +54.9% |
| 2016 | -135.59 % change on previous year | -177.9% |
| 2017 | 64.66 % change on previous year | -147.7% |
| 2018 | 282.4 % change on previous year | +336.8% |
| 2019 | -146.98 % change on previous year | -152.0% |
| 2021 | 142.99 % change on previous year | -197.3% |
| 2022 | -263.69 % change on previous year | -284.4% |
| 2023 | 29.96 % change on previous year | -111.4% |
| 2024 | 117.88 % change on previous year | +293.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 117.88 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.18 % change on previous year, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 117.88 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.23 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | -19574.0% | 4.86 % change on previous year | -947.17 % change on previous year |
| 1835 | +6726.7% | -4.88 % change on previous year | 323.26 % change on previous year |
| 1951 | +6016.3% | -6.59 % change on previous year | 390.14 % change on previous year |
| 1944 | -3201.1% | 21.49 % change on previous year | -666.54 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +2011.9% | -21.79 % change on previous year | 416.63 % change on previous year |
| 1921 | -1775.9% | -7.73 % change on previous year | -144.92 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 82.68 % change on previous year | -159.42 % change on previous year | 370.59 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1840s | -21.19 % change on previous year | -393.75 % change on previous year | 221.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1850s | 48.32 % change on previous year | -151.72 % change on previous year | 428.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1860s | 105.91 % change on previous year | -225.16 % change on previous year | 877.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 16.98 % change on previous year | -187.04 % change on previous year | 281.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 117.59 % change on previous year | -126.36 % change on previous year | 780.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 119.34 % change on previous year | -168.38 % change on previous year | 614.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1900s | -19.06 % change on previous year | -216.45 % change on previous year | 172.61 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1910s | 48.43 % change on previous year | -947.17 % change on previous year | 673.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1920s | 42.49 % change on previous year | -144.92 % change on previous year | 490.69 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1930s | -13.33 % change on previous year | -244.15 % change on previous year | 354.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -81.4 % change on previous year | -666.54 % change on previous year | 214.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 88.13 % change on previous year | -145.19 % change on previous year | 409.3 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 89.4 % change on previous year | -127.75 % change on previous year | 389.96 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -12.92 % change on previous year | -305.94 % change on previous year | 365.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.28 % change on previous year | -214.17 % change on previous year | 347.76 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.55 % change on previous year | -255.23 % change on previous year | 416.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -48.05 % change on previous year | -706.9 % change on previous year | 215.56 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.53 % change on previous year | -239.19 % change on previous year | 282.4 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.79 % change on previous year | -263.69 % change on previous year | 142.99 % change on previous year | 4 |
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Belgium?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Belgium was 117.88 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 877.41 % change on previous year in 1863.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -947.17 % change on previous year in 1914.
- How does Belgium rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Absolute change co2 Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.