Belgium CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
86.646.316
tons
Year-over-Year
+1,07%
increase
Global Share
0,22%
Per Capita
7,35
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Belgium were 86.646.316 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1,07% over the previous year, representing an increase by 916.253 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 85.730.063 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Belgium are equivalent to 7,35 tons per person, an increase by 0,06 over the figure of 7,3 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 0,8% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Belgium
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 86.646.316 | 1,07% | 7,35 | 0,22% |
| 2023 | 85.730.063 | −4,4% | 7,3 | 0,22% |
| 2022 | 89.676.669 | −6,61% | 7,66 | 0,23% |
| 2021 | 96.021.363 | 4,45% | 8,23 | 0,25% |
| 2020 | 91.927.396 | −8,36% | 7,91 | 0,25% |
| 2019 | 100.313.511 | −0,14% | 8,68 | 0,26% |
| 2018 | 100.458.502 | 0,69% | 8,74 | 0,27% |
| 2017 | 99.769.366 | −1,56% | 8,73 | 0,27% |
| 2016 | 101.351.586 | −1,04% | 8,92 | 0,28% |
| 2015 | 102.416.521 | 4,74% | 9,07 | 0,28% |
| 2014 | 97.780.125 | −6,3% | 8,72 | 0,27% |
| 2013 | 104.359.539 | 1,31% | 9,36 | 0,29% |
| 2012 | 103.014.221 | −1,42% | 9,29 | 0,29% |
| 2011 | 104.494.829 | −9,06% | 9,49 | 0,30% |
| 2010 | 114.903.126 | 7,09% | 10,5 | 0,34% |
| 2009 | 107.291.848 | −6,09% | 9,88 | 0,34% |
| 2008 | 114.249.700 | 1,18% | 10,6 | 0,35% |
| 2007 | 112.913.688 | −2,73% | 10,55 | 0,35% |
| 2006 | 116.077.263 | −2,46% | 10,93 | 0,37% |
| 2005 | 119.007.877 | −2,44% | 11,28 | 0,40% |
| 2004 | 121.979.131 | −1,13% | 11,64 | 0,42% |
| 2003 | 123.371.216 | 4,12% | 11,84 | 0,45% |
| 2002 | 118.493.034 | −5,78% | 11,43 | 0,45% |
| 2001 | 125.755.547 | 0,69% | 12,19 | 0,48% |
| 2000 | 124.897.657 | 1,57% | 12,15 | 0,49% |
| 1999 | 122.972.208 | −3,41% | 11,99 | 0,49% |
| 1998 | 127.308.502 | 2,39% | 12,44 | 0,51% |
| 1997 | 124.342.505 | −2,33% | 12,16 | 0,51% |
| 1996 | 127.307.398 | 4,09% | 12,47 | 0,53% |
| 1995 | 122.306.371 | 0,23% | 12,01 | 0,52% |
| 1994 | 122.030.874 | 5,47% | 12,02 | 0,53% |
| 1993 | 115.699.240 | −1,63% | 11,43 | 0,51% |
| 1992 | 117.615.500 | −1,77% | 11,67 | 0,52% |
| 1991 | 119.734.263 | 3,38% | 11,93 | 0,53% |
| 1990 | 115.815.745 | 2,66% | 11,57 | 0,51% |
| 1989 | 112.814.912 | 0,96% | 11,3 | 0,50% |
| 1988 | 111.739.916 | 2,06% | 11,22 | 0,51% |
| 1987 | 109.487.254 | 0,1% | 11,01 | 0,52% |
| 1986 | 109.382.393 | 0,52% | 11,02 | 0,53% |
| 1985 | 108.818.125 | −2,18% | 10,97 | 0,54% |
| 1984 | 111.247.674 | 2,58% | 11,23 | 0,56% |
| 1983 | 108.452.275 | −8,2% | 10,96 | 0,56% |
| 1982 | 118.139.021 | −6,15% | 11,95 | 0,62% |
| 1981 | 125.881.666 | −8,64% | 12,74 | 0,65% |
| 1980 | 137.790.552 | −7,33% | 13,96 | 0,70% |
| 1979 | 148.691.012 | 6,63% | 15,09 | 0,74% |
| 1978 | 139.447.609 | 3,28% | 14,18 | 0,72% |
| 1977 | 135.023.064 | −1,88% | 13,75 | 0,72% |
| 1976 | 137.604.888 | 7,54% | 14,05 | 0,75% |
| 1975 | 127.960.740 | −11,9% | 13,1 | 0,74% |
| 1974 | 145.248.449 | −0,8% | 14,9 | 0,83% |
| 1973 | 146.416.823 | 3,83% | 15,06 | 0,84% |
| 1972 | 141.018.938 | 8,97% | 14,55 | 0,86% |
| 1971 | 129.410.543 | −7,25% | 13,39 | 0,83% |
| 1970 | 139.528.665 | – | 14,49 | 0,89% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).