Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Belgium
Belgium: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.2274 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Belgium, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Belgium is 0.2274 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Belgium peaked at 0.2545 Mt CO2e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1524 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Belgium ranks 42nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1524 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.1561 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1656 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1703 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1686 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1739 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1806 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1856 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1926 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2002 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1929 Mt CO2e | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1832 Mt CO2e | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1803 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1781 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1776 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1764 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1835 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1857 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1941 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1944 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1909 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.201 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2157 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2229 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2338 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2414 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2408 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.236 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2411 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2386 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2362 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2372 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2324 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2365 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2368 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2279 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2363 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2473 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2498 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2441 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2397 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2415 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.241 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2355 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2385 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2545 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2522 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2471 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2468 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2423 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2035 Mt CO2e | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2227 Mt CO2e | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2224 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.224 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2274 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.2274 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0866 Mt CO2e, 2.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.2274 Mt CO2e is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1149 Mt CO2e, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1746 Mt CO2e | 0.1524 Mt CO2e | 0.2002 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1846 Mt CO2e | 0.1764 Mt CO2e | 0.1944 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2262 Mt CO2e | 0.1909 Mt CO2e | 0.2414 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2384 Mt CO2e | 0.2279 Mt CO2e | 0.2498 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2439 Mt CO2e | 0.2355 Mt CO2e | 0.2545 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 Mt CO2e | 0.2035 Mt CO2e | 0.2274 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Belgium?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Belgium was 0.2274 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2545 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1524 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Belgium ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).