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Belgium Annual CO2 Emissions

Belgium's annual CO2 emissions fell to 83.37 million tonnes in 2023, down from 89 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 6.3% (5.63 million) from the previous year. Belgium has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (83.37 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Europe, Belgium is higher (83.37 million vs regional median 35.26 million) and ranks 12th out of 44 countries in Europe.

Yearly Historical Data (1802-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 83.37
2022 89
2021 94.89
2020 91.23
2019 99.68
2018 100.16
2017 99.19
2016 99.74
2015 101.28
2014 97.03
2013 102.76
2012 102.43
2011 105.1
2010 114.49
2009 107.78
2008 120.18
2007 120.48
2006 123.88
2005 125.64
2004 128.78
2003 128.25
2002 126.86
2001 126.07
2000 126.72
1999 124.68
1998 130.23
1997 123.99
1996 129.48
1995 125.94
1994 124.8
1993 121.43
1992 122.49
1991 123.37
1990 120.3
1989 106.79
1988 99.74
1987 102.59
1986 102.37
1985 104
1984 104.97
1983 101.2
1982 117.1
1981 123.57
1980 134.84
1979 139.79
1978 135.45
1977 126.2
1976 129.68
1975 121.82
1974 134.95
1973 138.64
1972 130.64
1971 121.37
1970 125.49
1969 123.49
1968 118.44
1967 107.36
1966 105.1
1965 105.33
1964 103.55
1963 105.68
1962 98.02
1961 92.7
1960 90.91
1959 88.31
1958 87.69
1957 96.49
1956 96.78
1955 92.02
1954 85.73
1953 82.37
1952 83.46
1951 89.45
1950 76.2
1949 80.77
1948 85.06
1947 82.03
1946 56.41
1945 38.76
1944 33.14
1943 57.85
1942 61.08
1941 65.18
1940 62.1
1939 73.71
1938 79.12
1937 90.3
1936 75
1935 71.64
1934 74.96
1933 72.66
1932 67.71
1931 84.12
1930 93.67
1929 96.95
1928 88.25
1927 90.48
1926 77.68
1925 78.04
1924 76.26
1923 71.88
1922 55.91
1921 50.53
1920 55.15
1919 44.87
1918 33.72
1917 36.25
1916 45.79
1915 34.42
1914 40.58
1913 68.01
1912 64.78
1911 61.69
1910 61.29
1909 57.76
1908 57.85
1907 58.32
1906 57.5
1905 50.27
1904 50.35
1903 52.63
1902 48.86
1901 46.71
1900 49.67
1899 47.13
1898 45.09
1897 43.74
1896 42.28
1895 40.13
1894 39.83
1893 36.08
1892 37.73
1891 37.78
1890 39.82
1889 36.83
1888 36.05
1887 33.97
1886 32.1
1885 33.08
1884 33.87
1883 34.38
1882 32.44
1881 30.63
1880 30.43
1879 27.73
1878 27.24
1877 25.05
1876 26.32
1875 26.93
1874 25.92
1873 28.11
1872 25.59
1871 23.72
1870 24.75
1869 21.65
1868 20.1
1867 22.23
1866 20.53
1865 19.06
1864 18.08
1863 17.23
1862 16.35
1861 16.46
1860 15.21
1859 14.9
1858 14.45
1857 13.75
1856 13.21
1855 13.38
1854 13.06
1853 11.79
1852 11.41
1851 10.17
1850 9.33
1849 8.73
1848 8.28
1847 9.32
1846 8.97
1845 8.22
1844 7.8
1843 7.11
1842 7.68
1841 7.39
1840 7.73
1839 6.71
1838 6.12
1837 6
1836 5.6
1835 4.76
1834 4.41
1833 4.57
1832 4.72
1831 4.46
1830 6.2
1802 6.4
Belgium Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Belgium.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 44.57% 44.78% 2022
Forest Area (%) 22.6% 22.6% 2022