Belgium vs Netherlands: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Belgium
0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
16th
Netherlands rank
13th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 203 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.0009 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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.