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Carbon intensity of the economy — Belgium

Carbon intensity of the economy in Belgium in 2022 — 0.182 kg/$. Ranked 74 in the world out of 164. Since 1846, the indicator has fallen by 76.5%.

2022 0.182 kg/$ −9% vs 2021
World rank 74of 164
Period maximum 1.498 kg/$1929
Period minimum 0.182 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1846–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Belgium, 1846–202200.511.5184618641882190019181936195419721990200820221846: 0.773 kg/$1849: 0.695 kg/$1852: 0.826 kg/$1855: 0.883 kg/$1858: 0.876 kg/$1861: 0.936 kg/$1864: 0.943 kg/$1867: 1.12 kg/$1870: 1.132 kg/$1873: 1.198 kg/$1876: 1.074 kg/$1879: 1.076 kg/$1882: 1.144 kg/$1885: 1.126 kg/$1888: 1.16 kg/$1891: 1.132 kg/$1894: 1.131 kg/$1897: 1.169 kg/$1900: 1.243 kg/$1903: 1.251 kg/$1906: 1.269 kg/$1909: 1.22 kg/$1912: 1.273 kg/$1915: 0.721 kg/$1918: 0.965 kg/$1921: 1.042 kg/$1924: 1.338 kg/$1927: 1.459 kg/$1930: 1.462 kg/$1933: 1.183 kg/$1936: 1.152 kg/$1939: 1.07 kg/$1942: 1.162 kg/$1945: 0.673 kg/$1948: 1.241 kg/$1951: 1.125 kg/$1954: 1.012 kg/$1957: 1.037 kg/$1960: 0.9 kg/$1963: 0.908 kg/$1966: 0.79 kg/$1969: 0.805 kg/$1972: 0.734 kg/$1975: 0.627 kg/$1978: 0.638 kg/$1981: 0.551 kg/$1984: 0.45 kg/$1987: 0.42 kg/$1990: 0.44 kg/$1993: 0.432 kg/$1996: 0.428 kg/$1999: 0.374 kg/$2002: 0.357 kg/$2005: 0.33 kg/$2008: 0.294 kg/$2011: 0.25 kg/$2014: 0.224 kg/$2017: 0.218 kg/$2020: 0.204 kg/$2022: 0.182 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.591 (−76.46%) Average annual rate: -0.82 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 0.182 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Western Europe computed 0.144 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.182 −0.018 −9%
2021 0.2 −0.004 −1.96%
2020 0.204 −0.007 −3.32%
2019 0.211 −0.006 −2.76%
2018 0.217 −0.001 −0.46%
2017 0.218 −0.005 −2.24%
2016 0.223 −0.006 −2.62%
2015 0.229 +0.005 +2.23%
2014 0.224 −0.017 −7.05%
2013 0.241 −0.001 −0.41%
2012 0.242 −0.008 −3.2%
2011 0.25 −0.029 −10.39%
2010 0.279 +0.009 +3.33%
2009 0.27 −0.024 −8.16%
2008 0.294 −0.004 −1.34%
2007 0.298 −0.019 −5.99%
2006 0.317 −0.013 −3.94%
2005 0.33 −0.016 −4.62%
2004 0.346 −0.011 −3.08%
2003 0.357 +0 +0%
2002 0.357 −0.004 −1.11%
2001 0.361 −0.006 −1.63%
2000 0.367 −0.007 −1.87%
1999 0.374 −0.031 −7.65%
1998 0.405 +0.011 +2.79%
1997 0.394 −0.034 −7.94%
1996 0.428 +0.005 +1.18%
1995 0.423 −0.007 −1.63%
1994 0.43 −0.002 −0.46%
1993 0.432 +0 +0%
1992 0.432 −0.011 −2.48%
1991 0.443 +0.003 +0.68%
1990 0.44 +0.037 +9.18%
1989 0.403 +0.013 +3.33%
1988 0.39 −0.03 −7.14%
1987 0.42 −0.009 −2.1%
1986 0.429 −0.013 −2.94%
1985 0.442 −0.008 −1.78%
1984 0.45 +0.005 +1.12%
1983 0.445 −0.07 −13.59%
1982 0.515 −0.036 −6.53%
1981 0.551 −0.043 −7.24%
1980 0.594 −0.049 −7.62%
1979 0.643 +0.005 +0.78%
1978 0.638 +0.027 +4.42%
1977 0.611 −0.021 −3.32%
1976 0.632 +0.005 +0.8%
1975 0.627 −0.059 −8.6%
1974 0.686 −0.048 −6.54%
1973 0.734 +0 +0%
1972 0.734 +0.016 +2.23%
1971 0.718 −0.052 −6.75%
1970 0.77 −0.035 −4.35%
1969 0.805 −0.018 −2.19%
1968 0.823 +0.046 +5.92%
1967 0.777 −0.013 −1.65%
1966 0.79 −0.027 −3.3%
1965 0.817 −0.015 −1.8%
1964 0.832 −0.076 −8.37%
1963 0.908 +0.028 +3.18%
1962 0.88 +0.005 +0.57%
1961 0.875 −0.025 −2.78%
1960 0.9 −0.021 −2.28%
1959 0.921 −0.022 −2.33%
1958 0.943 −0.094 −9.06%
1957 1.037 −0.022 −2.08%
1956 1.059 +0.022 +2.12%
1955 1.037 +0.025 +2.47%
1954 1.012 +0 +0%
1953 1.012 −0.046 −4.35%
1952 1.058 −0.067 −5.96%
1951 1.125 +0.112 +11.06%
1950 1.013 −0.12 −10.59%
1949 1.133 −0.108 −8.7%
1948 1.241 −0.028 −2.21%
1947 1.269 +0.344 +37.19%
1946 0.925 +0.252 +37.44%
1945 0.673 +0.063 +10.33%
1944 0.61 −0.517 −45.87%
1943 1.127 −0.035 −3.01%
1942 1.162 +0.028 +2.47%
1941 1.134 +0.111 +10.85%
1940 1.023 −0.047 −4.39%
1939 1.07 −0.157 −12.8%
1938 1.227 −0.141 −10.31%
1937 1.368 +0.216 +18.75%
1936 1.152 +0.044 +3.97%
1935 1.108 −0.123 −9.99%
1934 1.231 +0.048 +4.06%
1933 1.183 +0.057 +5.06%
1932 1.126 −0.21 −15.72%
1931 1.336 −0.126 −8.62%
1930 1.462 −0.036 −2.4%
1929 1.498 +0.146 +10.8%
1928 1.352 −0.107 −7.33%
1927 1.459 +0.16 +12.32%
1926 1.299 −0.05 −3.71%
1925 1.349 +0.011 +0.82%
1924 1.338 +0.035 +2.69%
1923 1.303 +0.253 +24.1%
1922 1.05 +0.008 +0.77%
1921 1.042 −0.114 −9.86%
1920 1.156 +0.067 +6.15%
1919 1.089 +0.124 +12.85%
1918 0.965 +0.129 +15.43%
1917 0.836 −0.071 −7.83%
1916 0.907 +0.186 +25.8%
1915 0.721 −0.119 −14.17%
1914 0.84 −0.479 −36.32%
1913 1.319 +0.046 +3.61%
1912 1.273 +0.032 +2.58%
1911 1.241 −0.021 −1.66%
1910 1.262 +0.042 +3.44%
1909 1.22 −0.025 −2.01%
1908 1.245 −0.023 −1.81%
1907 1.268 −0.001 −0.08%
1906 1.269 +0.137 +12.1%
1905 1.132 −0.035 −3%
1904 1.167 −0.084 −6.71%
1903 1.251 +0.064 +5.39%
1902 1.187 +0.028 +2.42%
1901 1.159 −0.084 −6.76%
1900 1.243 +0.029 +2.39%
1899 1.214 +0.029 +2.45%
1898 1.185 +0.016 +1.37%
1897 1.169 +0.019 +1.65%
1896 1.15 +0.037 +3.32%
1895 1.113 −0.018 −1.59%
1894 1.131 +0.091 +8.75%
1893 1.04 −0.064 −5.8%
1892 1.104 −0.028 −2.47%
1891 1.132 −0.064 −5.35%
1890 1.196 +0.066 +5.84%
1889 1.13 −0.03 −2.59%
1888 1.16 +0.06 +5.45%
1887 1.1 +0.021 +1.95%
1886 1.079 −0.047 −4.17%
1885 1.126 −0.041 −3.51%
1884 1.167 −0.028 −2.34%
1883 1.195 +0.051 +4.46%
1882 1.144 +0.028 +2.51%
1881 1.116 −0.008 −0.71%
1880 1.124 +0.048 +4.46%
1879 1.076 +0.009 +0.84%
1878 1.067 +0.057 +5.64%
1877 1.01 −0.064 −5.96%
1876 1.074 −0.04 −3.59%
1875 1.114 +0.045 +4.21%
1874 1.069 −0.129 −10.77%
1873 1.198 +0.1 +9.11%
1872 1.098 +0.018 +1.67%
1871 1.08 −0.052 −4.59%
1870 1.132 +0.118 +11.64%
1869 1.014 +0.037 +3.79%
1868 0.977 −0.143 −12.77%
1867 1.12 +0.081 +7.8%
1866 1.039 +0.045 +4.53%
1865 0.994 +0.051 +5.41%
1864 0.943 +0.015 +1.62%
1863 0.928 +0.022 +2.43%
1862 0.906 −0.03 −3.21%
1861 0.936 +0.058 +6.61%
1860 0.878 −0.025 −2.77%
1859 0.903 +0.027 +3.08%
1858 0.876 +0.037 +4.41%
1857 0.839 +0.012 +1.45%
1856 0.827 −0.056 −6.34%
1855 0.883 +0.016 +1.85%
1854 0.867 +0.036 +4.33%
1853 0.831 +0.005 +0.61%
1852 0.826 +0.07 +9.26%
1851 0.756 +0.044 +6.18%
1850 0.712 +0.017 +2.45%
1849 0.695 +0.017 +2.51%
1848 0.678 −0.088 −11.49%
1847 0.766 −0.007 −0.91%
1846 0.773 — —

Western Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CH Switzerland 0.059 FR France 0.111 NL Netherlands 0.145 AT Austria 0.154 DE Germany 0.171 BE Belgium 0.182 LU Luxembourg 0.201
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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