Belgium vs Philippines: Emissions of air pollutants

Belgium
750,371 tonnes
in 2022
Philippines
711,503 tonnes
in 2022
Belgium rank
33rd
Philippines rank
35th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Belgium
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 750,371 tonnes against 711,503 tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 38,868 tonnes.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 35th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

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.