Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Belgium
Belgium: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Belgium is 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Belgium peaked at 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Belgium 16th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 13 Netherlands 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 14 Palau 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 15 Aruba 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 17 Israel 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 18 Japan 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Belgium?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Belgium was 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.