Belgium vs Netherlands: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

Belgium
20.01 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Netherlands
22.6 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Belgium rank
29th
Netherlands rank
26th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 22.6 Mt CO2e against 20.01 Mt CO2e in Belgium, a difference of 2.59 Mt CO2e.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 193 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 34.78 Mt CO2e 46.09 Mt CO2e 11.31 Mt CO2e Netherlands
1980s 28.78 Mt CO2e 41.32 Mt CO2e 12.54 Mt CO2e Netherlands
1990s 30.69 Mt CO2e 41.74 Mt CO2e 11.05 Mt CO2e Netherlands
2000s 28.98 Mt CO2e 37.4 Mt CO2e 8.42 Mt CO2e Netherlands
2010s 25.11 Mt CO2e 33.53 Mt CO2e 8.41 Mt CO2e Netherlands
2020s 21.87 Mt CO2e 25.88 Mt CO2e 4.01 Mt CO2e Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 22.6 Mt CO2e against 20.01 Mt CO2e in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Belgium and Netherlands?
2.59 Mt CO2e, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
Belgium ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).