Carbon intensity of electricity in Belgium in 2025 — 109 g/kWh. Ranked 15 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 59.5%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | −18 | −14.13% |
| 2024 | 127 | −7 | −5.49% |
| 2023 | 135 | −5 | −3.39% |
| 2022 | 139 | +8 | +5.77% |
| 2021 | 132 | −35 | −20.9% |
| 2020 | 167 | +10 | +6.43% |
| 2019 | 157 | −30 | −16.27% |
| 2018 | 187 | +27 | +17.22% |
| 2017 | 159 | +1 | +0.49% |
| 2016 | 159 | −57 | −26.37% |
| 2015 | 216 | +26 | +13.51% |
| 2014 | 190 | +6 | +3.06% |
| 2013 | 184 | −18 | −9.09% |
| 2012 | 203 | +10 | +5.08% |
| 2011 | 193 | −20 | −9.37% |
| 2010 | 213 | −4 | −1.89% |
| 2009 | 217 | −1 | −0.63% |
| 2008 | 218 | −6 | −2.68% |
| 2007 | 224 | −7 | −3.15% |
| 2006 | 232 | −9 | −3.93% |
| 2005 | 241 | −7 | −2.65% |
| 2004 | 248 | −2 | −0.61% |
| 2003 | 249 | −1 | −0.28% |
| 2002 | 250 | −3 | −1.19% |
| 2001 | 253 | −17 | −6.22% |
| 2000 | 270 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
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