Belgium vs Italy: Emissions of air pollutants
Belgium
750,371 tonnes
in 2022
Italy
748,652 tonnes
in 2022
Belgium rank
33rd
Italy rank
34th
Emissions of air pollutants over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 750,371 tonnes against 748,652 tonnes in Italy, a difference of 1,719 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 34th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 12 and Italy in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 2,773 tonnes | 5,169 tonnes | 2,395 tonnes | Italy |
| 1760s | 2,879 tonnes | 5,314 tonnes | 2,436 tonnes | Italy |
| 1770s | 2,980 tonnes | 5,464 tonnes | 2,484 tonnes | Italy |
| 1780s | 3,078 tonnes | 5,618 tonnes | 2,540 tonnes | Italy |
| 1790s | 3,172 tonnes | 5,775 tonnes | 2,604 tonnes | Italy |
| 1800s | 4,174 tonnes | 5,943 tonnes | 1,769 tonnes | Italy |
| 1810s | 3,362 tonnes | 6,123 tonnes | 2,761 tonnes | Italy |
| 1820s | 3,527 tonnes | 6,398 tonnes | 2,871 tonnes | Italy |
| 1830s | 11,548 tonnes | 6,794 tonnes | 4,754 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1840s | 15,673 tonnes | 7,215 tonnes | 8,458 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1850s | 21,431 tonnes | 7,631 tonnes | 13,800 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1860s | 29,119 tonnes | 10,727 tonnes | 18,392 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1870s | 40,020 tonnes | 16,776 tonnes | 23,245 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1880s | 48,641 tonnes | 26,155 tonnes | 22,485 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1890s | 57,592 tonnes | 33,517 tonnes | 24,075 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1900s | 70,812 tonnes | 48,566 tonnes | 22,246 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1910s | 68,395 tonnes | 65,712 tonnes | 2,683 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1920s | 109,489 tonnes | 85,900 tonnes | 23,589 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1930s | 123,578 tonnes | 112,981 tonnes | 10,597 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1940s | 95,205 tonnes | 87,804 tonnes | 7,401 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1950s | 170,619 tonnes | 260,030 tonnes | 89,411 tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 443,798 tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 916,971 tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 674,481 tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 685,473 tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 879,193 tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 466,092 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 755,425 tonnes | 949,472 tonnes | 194,047 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 694,920 tonnes | 731,603 tonnes | 36,683 tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 750,371 tonnes against 748,652 tonnes in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Belgium and Italy?
- 1,719 tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
- Belgium ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 34th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.