Belgium vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste over time
- Belgium
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 0.1026 Mt CO2e against 0.0203 Mt CO2e in Belgium, a difference of 0.0823 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 5.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and North America ranks 25th of 100 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and North America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1391 Mt CO2e | 0.0911 Mt CO2e | 0.0481 Mt CO2e | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.146 Mt CO2e | 0.1041 Mt CO2e | 0.0419 Mt CO2e | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0997 Mt CO2e | 0.1466 Mt CO2e | 0.0469 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 0.0406 Mt CO2e | 0.1699 Mt CO2e | 0.1293 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 0.0258 Mt CO2e | 0.1316 Mt CO2e | 0.1058 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 0.0235 Mt CO2e | 0.1154 Mt CO2e | 0.0919 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste, Belgium or North America?
- North America, at 0.1026 Mt CO2e against 0.0203 Mt CO2e in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste between Belgium and North America?
- 0.0823 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and North America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste?
- Belgium ranks 24th and North America ranks 25th of 100 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 Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).