Belgium vs Netherlands: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

Belgium
0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
16th
Netherlands rank
13th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0035 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 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0065 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.0042 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0049 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
Belgium ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions 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
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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

Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.