Belgium vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Belgium
0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
16th
North America rank
17th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Belgium
- North America
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Belgium's figure about 9.7 times North America's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 16th and North America ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Belgium |
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 North America?
- Belgium, at 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Belgium and North America?
- 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and North America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Belgium ranks 16th and North America ranks 17th 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.