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Belgium Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
107,824,020
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0.56%
increase
Global Share
0.2%
Per Capita
9.15
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in Belgium were 107,824,020 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions increased by 0.56% over the previous year, representing an increase by 597,757 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 107,226,264 tons.
  • Per capita: 9.15 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
  • Belgium accounts for 0.2% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 107,824,020 86,646,316 11,740,031 7,451,293 1,986,379 9.15 0.56% 0.20%
2023 107,226,264 85,730,063 11,794,061 7,551,625 2,150,515 9.13 −4.25% 0.20%
2022 111,988,382 89,676,669 12,117,190 7,881,503 2,313,020 9.56 −6.3% 0.22%
2021 119,521,418 96,021,363 12,451,828 8,569,440 2,478,787 10.24 3.33% 0.23%
2020 115,672,123 91,927,396 12,611,242 8,427,887 2,705,598 9.95 −7.01% 0.24%
2019 124,392,612 100,313,511 12,711,099 8,438,137 2,929,864 10.76 −0.24% 0.24%
2018 124,696,717 100,458,502 12,742,335 8,423,117 3,072,762 10.84 0.5% 0.25%
2017 124,080,577 99,769,366 12,691,155 8,405,559 3,214,497 10.86 −1.6% 0.25%
2016 126,103,121 101,351,586 12,982,098 8,422,661 3,346,775 11.1 −0.86% 0.26%
2015 127,192,414 102,416,521 12,987,759 8,615,500 3,172,634 11.27 3.82% 0.26%
2014 122,512,032 97,780,125 12,893,685 8,639,946 3,198,274 10.92 −5.2% 0.25%
2013 129,231,469 104,359,539 13,027,337 8,772,044 3,072,548 11.59 0.92% 0.27%
2012 128,058,854 103,014,221 13,252,338 8,742,292 3,050,003 11.55 −1.42% 0.27%
2011 129,905,012 104,494,829 13,574,166 8,872,883 2,963,133 11.8 −7.54% 0.28%
2010 140,495,006 114,903,126 13,940,607 8,893,930 2,757,342 12.84 6.39% 0.31%
2009 132,052,168 107,291,848 14,001,744 7,799,219 2,959,358 12.16 −5.4% 0.31%
2008 139,585,540 114,249,700 14,146,329 8,225,975 2,963,536 12.95 1.23% 0.32%
2007 137,895,012 112,913,688 14,192,166 8,333,270 2,455,887 12.89 −1.83% 0.32%
2006 140,468,929 116,077,263 14,079,923 8,040,705 2,271,039 13.23 −2.39% 0.33%
2005 143,915,481 119,007,877 14,246,260 8,079,727 2,581,617 13.65 −2.18% 0.35%
2004 147,119,665 121,979,131 14,574,267 7,994,208 2,572,058 14.04 −0.8% 0.37%
2003 148,304,722 123,371,216 14,518,977 7,993,565 2,420,965 14.23 2.62% 0.39%
2002 144,524,627 118,493,034 15,075,591 8,803,280 2,152,722 13.94 −5.02% 0.40%
2001 152,158,283 125,755,547 15,493,467 8,749,091 2,160,177 14.75 0.17% 0.42%
2000 151,906,594 124,897,657 15,862,446 8,899,836 2,246,656 14.77 0.95% 0.42%
1999 150,479,868 122,972,208 16,240,198 9,262,679 2,004,783 14.67 −2.54% 0.43%
1998 154,409,230 127,308,502 15,966,675 9,252,741 1,881,312 15.08 2.47% 0.45%
1997 150,686,082 124,342,505 16,105,582 8,520,021 1,717,974 14.74 −2.31% 0.44%
1996 154,244,928 127,307,398 16,311,443 8,723,327 1,902,760 15.11 3.72% 0.45%
1995 148,707,131 122,306,371 16,405,748 8,175,281 1,819,731 14.6 0.68% 0.44%
1994 147,695,686 122,030,874 16,131,959 7,902,913 1,629,939 14.54 5.18% 0.45%
1993 140,415,284 115,699,240 15,985,134 7,342,024 1,388,887 13.88 −1.37% 0.43%
1992 142,364,485 117,615,500 16,308,981 7,088,250 1,351,754 14.13 −1.57% 0.44%
1991 144,631,638 119,734,263 16,586,528 7,429,872 880,975 14.41 2.89% 0.45%
1990 140,572,798 115,815,745 16,399,250 7,504,255 853,547 14.05 0.99% 0.44%
1989 139,197,966 112,814,912 16,486,462 9,715,215 181,377 13.95 0.63% 0.44%
1988 138,329,347 111,739,916 16,414,356 10,013,195 161,881 13.89 0.28% 0.44%
1987 137,937,324 109,487,254 17,570,475 10,728,699 150,896 13.87 −0.66% 0.45%
1986 138,853,951 109,382,393 18,137,325 11,197,957 136,275 13.99 −0.21% 0.47%
1985 139,148,385 108,818,125 18,721,782 11,519,063 89,416 14.03 −1.8% 0.48%
1984 141,699,042 111,247,674 18,558,347 11,803,394 89,628 14.3 2.98% 0.49%
1983 137,596,219 108,452,275 18,165,124 10,902,097 76,723 13.9 −6.33% 0.49%
1982 146,896,311 118,139,021 18,407,956 10,278,877 70,456 14.85 −5.36% 0.53%
1981 155,208,262 125,881,666 18,364,321 10,898,548 63,727 15.71 −6.98% 0.56%
1980 166,853,766 137,790,552 18,444,810 10,575,500 42,904 16.91 −6.02% 0.59%
1979 177,540,161 148,691,012 18,332,564 10,481,292 35,293 18.02 5.53% 0.62%
1978 168,235,270 139,447,609 18,389,868 10,370,104 27,689 17.1 2.6% 0.60%
1977 163,973,867 135,023,064 18,912,379 10,015,827 22,596 16.7 −0.79% 0.60%
1976 165,278,980 137,604,888 18,896,786 8,759,224 18,082 16.87 6.03% 0.62%
1975 155,874,949 127,960,740 19,148,557 8,752,099 13,553 15.95 −11.09% 0.61%
1974 175,310,428 145,248,449 19,391,858 10,656,765 13,355 17.99 0.18% 0.69%
1973 174,986,916 146,416,823 19,276,620 9,280,118 13,355 18 3.44% 0.69%
1972 169,169,411 141,018,938 18,982,009 9,155,109 13,355 17.45 7.29% 0.70%
1971 157,672,674 129,410,543 19,235,896 9,012,879 13,355 16.32 −5.74% 0.68%
1970 167,270,014 139,528,665 19,319,956 8,408,038 13,355 17.37 – 0.72%

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).