Belgium vs OECD members: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Belgium
0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
16th
OECD members rank
14th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Belgium
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 8.9 times OECD members's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 14th of 203 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium OECD members Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.003 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 OECD members?
Belgium, at 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Belgium and OECD members?
0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and OECD members?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and OECD members rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Belgium ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 14th 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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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.