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

Belgium
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
10th
Netherlands rank
9th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Belgium and Netherlands?
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
240 places, 12,327 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.