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 1.1% 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).