Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Belgium
Belgium: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -0.3633 Mt CO2e in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Belgium recorded -0.3633 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.6% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Belgium peaked at -0.3633 Mt CO2e in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.2 Mt CO2e, in 2002.
That places Belgium 81st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.75 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -1.59 Mt CO2e | -9.0% |
| 2002 | -2.2 Mt CO2e | +37.9% |
| 2003 | -2.11 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 2004 | -1.84 Mt CO2e | -12.6% |
| 2005 | -1.9 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2006 | -1.89 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2007 | -1.6 Mt CO2e | -15.4% |
| 2008 | -1.53 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 2009 | -1.38 Mt CO2e | -10.1% |
| 2010 | -0.5287 Mt CO2e | -61.6% |
| 2011 | -0.4912 Mt CO2e | -7.1% |
| 2012 | -0.543 Mt CO2e | +10.5% |
| 2013 | -0.971 Mt CO2e | +78.8% |
| 2014 | -1.02 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 2015 | -0.9043 Mt CO2e | -11.0% |
| 2016 | -0.8317 Mt CO2e | -8.0% |
| 2017 | -0.7137 Mt CO2e | -14.2% |
| 2018 | -0.6777 Mt CO2e | -5.0% |
| 2019 | -0.4425 Mt CO2e | -34.7% |
| 2020 | -0.4546 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2021 | -0.3875 Mt CO2e | -14.8% |
| 2022 | -0.5729 Mt CO2e | +47.8% |
| 2023 | -0.3633 Mt CO2e | -36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.78 Mt CO2e | -2.2 Mt CO2e | -1.38 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.712 Mt CO2e | -1.02 Mt CO2e | -0.4425 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4446 Mt CO2e | -0.5729 Mt CO2e | -0.3633 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Belgium?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Belgium was -0.3633 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3633 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2 Mt CO2e in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Belgium ranks 81st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.