Belgium vs Portugal: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste

Belgium
0.0203 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Portugal
0.0221 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Belgium rank
24th
Portugal rank
23rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0221 Mt CO2e against 0.0203 Mt CO2e in Belgium, a difference of 0.0018 Mt CO2e.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 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 Portugal ranks 23rd of 100 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1391 Mt CO2e 0.0057 Mt CO2e 0.1335 Mt CO2e Belgium
1980s 0.146 Mt CO2e 0.0066 Mt CO2e 0.1394 Mt CO2e Belgium
1990s 0.0997 Mt CO2e 0.0076 Mt CO2e 0.0921 Mt CO2e Belgium
2000s 0.0406 Mt CO2e 0.0108 Mt CO2e 0.0298 Mt CO2e Belgium
2010s 0.0258 Mt CO2e 0.016 Mt CO2e 0.0098 Mt CO2e Belgium
2020s 0.0235 Mt CO2e 0.0214 Mt CO2e 0.0021 Mt CO2e Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste, Belgium or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0221 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 Portugal?
0.0018 Mt CO2e, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste?
Belgium ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste (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
147 places, 8,081 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 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).