CO2 emissions from coal — all countries

CO2 emissions from coal — Belgium

CO2 emissions from coal in Belgium in 2024 — 11.49 Mt. Ranked 100 in the world out of 137. Since 1802, the indicator has risen by 79.6%.

2024 11.49 Mt +10.17% vs 2023
World rank 100of 137
Period maximum 93.18 Mt1929
Period minimum 4.41 Mt1834

Trend over time

1802–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from coal — Belgium, 1802–20240255075100180218251848187118941917194019631986200920241802: 6.4 Mt1833: 4.57 Mt1837: 6 Mt1841: 7.39 Mt1845: 8.22 Mt1849: 8.74 Mt1853: 11.79 Mt1857: 13.76 Mt1861: 16.46 Mt1865: 19.06 Mt1869: 21.65 Mt1873: 28.11 Mt1877: 25.05 Mt1881: 30.63 Mt1885: 33.08 Mt1889: 36.83 Mt1893: 36.08 Mt1897: 43.74 Mt1901: 46.71 Mt1905: 50.27 Mt1909: 57.76 Mt1913: 66.82 Mt1917: 36.25 Mt1921: 50.53 Mt1925: 76.87 Mt1929: 93.18 Mt1933: 69.14 Mt1937: 85.17 Mt1941: 64.87 Mt1945: 38.44 Mt1949: 73.04 Mt1953: 70.43 Mt1957: 77.79 Mt1961: 66.99 Mt1965: 61.84 Mt1969: 55.89 Mt1973: 45.24 Mt1977: 38.83 Mt1981: 46.21 Mt1985: 40.72 Mt1989: 40.07 Mt1993: 36.56 Mt1997: 31.92 Mt2001: 28.29 Mt2005: 26.2 Mt2009: 15.16 Mt2013: 15.27 Mt2017: 13.25 Mt2021: 11.76 Mt2024: 11.49 Mt
Change over the period: +5.1 (+79.65%) Average annual rate: 0.26 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Belgium 11.49 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 1,369.59 Mt
Western Europe computed 223.87 Mt
High-income countries computed 2,584.27 Mt
CO2 emissions from coal — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 11.49 +1.06 +10.17%
2023 10.43 −1.47 −12.37%
2022 11.9 +0.14 +1.2%
2021 11.76 +1.3 +12.38%
2020 10.47 −2.69 −20.45%
2019 13.16 −0.14 −1.06%
2018 13.3 +0.05 +0.38%
2017 13.25 −0.23 −1.7%
2016 13.48 −0.9 −6.29%
2015 14.38 −0.34 −2.34%
2014 14.73 −0.54 −3.56%
2013 15.27 +0.19 +1.27%
2012 15.08 −1.61 −9.65%
2011 16.69 −0.84 −4.78%
2010 17.53 +2.36 +15.59%
2009 15.16 −8.1 −34.81%
2008 23.26 +0.1 +0.44%
2007 23.16 −2.18 −8.6%
2006 25.34 −0.86 −3.28%
2005 26.2 −2.06 −7.28%
2004 28.25 +0.49 +1.75%
2003 27.77 −0.87 −3.04%
2002 28.64 +0.35 +1.23%
2001 28.29 −3.38 −10.68%
2000 31.67 +2.74 +9.47%
1999 28.93 −4.28 −12.9%
1998 33.21 +1.3 +4.07%
1997 31.92 −2.29 −6.69%
1996 34.2 −2.75 −7.45%
1995 36.96 −1.06 −2.78%
1994 38.01 +1.45 +3.97%
1993 36.56 −1.56 −4.08%
1992 38.12 −2 −4.99%
1991 40.12 −1.27 −3.07%
1990 41.39 +1.32 +3.3%
1989 40.07 +6.94 +20.94%
1988 33.13 −3.33 −9.12%
1987 36.46 +0.39 +1.08%
1986 36.07 −4.65 −11.42%
1985 40.72 −1.29 −3.08%
1984 42.01 +5.38 +14.67%
1983 36.64 −9 −19.73%
1982 45.64 −0.57 −1.24%
1981 46.21 −0.95 −2%
1980 47.16 +0.05 +0.11%
1979 47.11 +3.46 +7.93%
1978 43.65 +4.82 +12.41%
1977 38.83 −2.44 −5.91%
1976 41.27 +2.79 +7.24%
1975 38.48 −9.98 −20.59%
1974 48.46 +3.22 +7.12%
1973 45.24 +3.11 +7.37%
1972 42.13 +1.72 +4.27%
1971 40.41 −8.59 −17.54%
1970 49 −6.89 −12.32%
1969 55.89 −2.58 −4.41%
1968 58.47 +1.59 +2.8%
1967 56.88 −1.32 −2.27%
1966 58.2 −3.65 −5.9%
1965 61.84 −3.19 −4.9%
1964 65.03 −6.26 −8.78%
1963 71.29 +2.74 +4%
1962 68.55 +1.55 +2.32%
1961 66.99 −0.92 −1.36%
1960 67.92 +1.49 +2.24%
1959 66.43 −0.34 −0.5%
1958 66.76 −11.02 −14.17%
1957 77.79 −2.36 −2.95%
1956 80.15 +3.34 +4.34%
1955 76.81 +3.88 +5.32%
1954 72.94 +2.51 +3.56%
1953 70.43 −2.6 −3.55%
1952 73.02 −6.67 −8.37%
1951 79.7 +11.5 +16.86%
1950 68.2 −4.84 −6.63%
1949 73.04 −3.55 −4.63%
1948 76.59 +2.27 +3.06%
1947 74.32 +18.84 +33.96%
1946 55.48 +17.04 +44.34%
1945 38.44 +5.6 +17.04%
1944 32.84 −24.78 −43.01%
1943 57.62 −3.2 −5.26%
1942 60.83 −4.04 −6.24%
1941 64.87 +2.87 +4.63%
1940 62 −10.45 −14.42%
1939 72.45 −1.72 −2.31%
1938 74.16 −11.01 −12.93%
1937 85.17 +14.98 +21.34%
1936 70.19 +2.33 +3.44%
1935 67.86 −2.98 −4.21%
1934 70.84 +1.7 +2.45%
1933 69.14 +4.98 +7.77%
1932 64.16 −16.42 −20.38%
1931 80.58 −9.34 −10.38%
1930 89.92 −3.27 −3.51%
1929 93.18 +8.38 +9.88%
1928 84.8 −4.55 −5.09%
1927 89.35 +12.83 +16.76%
1926 76.53 −0.34 −0.45%
1925 76.87 +1.71 +2.28%
1924 75.16 +4.22 +5.94%
1923 70.94 +15.67 +28.35%
1922 55.27 +4.74 +9.37%
1921 50.53 −4.62 −8.38%
1920 55.15 +10.29 +22.92%
1919 44.87 +11.15 +33.05%
1918 33.72 −2.53 −6.97%
1917 36.25 −9.55 −20.84%
1916 45.79 +11.37 +33.04%
1915 34.42 −6.16 −15.17%
1914 40.58 −26.25 −39.28%
1913 66.82 +2.04 +3.16%
1912 64.78 +3.09 +5.01%
1911 61.69 +0.4 +0.65%
1910 61.29 +3.53 +6.1%
1909 57.76 −0.08 −0.15%
1908 57.85 −0.48 −0.82%
1907 58.32 +0.83 +1.44%
1906 57.5 +7.23 +14.38%
1905 50.27 −0.09 −0.17%
1904 50.35 −2.28 −4.33%
1903 52.63 +3.77 +7.72%
1902 48.86 +2.15 +4.6%
1901 46.71 −2.96 −5.95%
1900 49.67 +2.54 +5.39%
1899 47.13 +2.04 +4.52%
1898 45.09 +1.34 +3.07%
1897 43.74 +1.47 +3.47%
1896 42.28 +2.15 +5.35%
1895 40.13 +0.3 +0.76%
1894 39.83 +3.76 +10.41%
1893 36.08 −1.65 −4.38%
1892 37.73 −0.05 −0.14%
1891 37.78 −2.04 −5.13%
1890 39.82 +2.99 +8.12%
1889 36.83 +0.78 +2.16%
1888 36.05 +2.09 +6.14%
1887 33.97 +1.87 +5.81%
1886 32.1 −0.98 −2.96%
1885 33.08 −0.79 −2.33%
1884 33.87 −0.51 −1.49%
1883 34.38 +1.95 +6%
1882 32.44 +1.81 +5.9%
1881 30.63 +0.21 +0.67%
1880 30.43 +2.69 +9.71%
1879 27.73 +0.5 +1.82%
1878 27.24 +2.19 +8.73%
1877 25.05 −1.27 −4.82%
1876 26.32 −0.61 −2.27%
1875 26.93 +1.02 +3.92%
1874 25.92 −2.19 −7.8%
1873 28.11 +2.52 +9.84%
1872 25.59 +1.87 +7.89%
1871 23.72 −1.03 −4.16%
1870 24.75 +3.1 +14.3%
1869 21.65 +1.55 +7.71%
1868 20.1 −2.13 −9.59%
1867 22.23 +1.7 +8.3%
1866 20.53 +1.47 +7.71%
1865 19.06 +0.98 +5.41%
1864 18.08 +0.85 +4.96%
1863 17.23 +0.88 +5.4%
1862 16.35 −0.11 −0.69%
1861 16.46 +1.25 +8.19%
1860 15.21 +0.32 +2.11%
1859 14.9 +0.45 +3.09%
1858 14.45 +0.7 +5.06%
1857 13.76 +0.54 +4.11%
1856 13.21 −0.17 −1.23%
1855 13.38 +0.32 +2.44%
1854 13.06 +1.27 +10.78%
1853 11.79 +0.38 +3.3%
1852 11.41 +1.24 +12.21%
1851 10.17 +0.84 +8.96%
1850 9.33 +0.6 +6.83%
1849 8.74 +0.45 +5.44%
1848 8.28 −1.03 −11.1%
1847 9.32 +0.35 +3.93%
1846 8.97 +0.75 +9.1%
1845 8.22 +0.42 +5.35%
1844 7.8 +0.69 +9.69%
1843 7.11 −0.57 −7.4%
1842 7.68 +0.29 +3.92%
1841 7.39 −0.34 −4.36%
1840 7.73 +1.02 +15.17%
1839 6.71 +0.59 +9.57%
1838 6.12 +0.13 +2.08%
1837 6 +0.4 +7.13%
1836 5.6 +0.84 +17.63%
1835 4.76 +0.35 +7.99%
1834 4.41 −0.16 −3.44%
1833 4.57 −0.15 −3.2%
1832 4.72 +0.25 +5.67%
1831 4.46 −1.73 −27.97%
1830 6.2
1802 6.4

Western Europe, 2024

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

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal. Coal releases more emissions per unit of energy obtained than any other fuel — roughly twice as much as gas — so its share of emissions is always above its share of energy consumption. The series shows that global emissions from coal are not declining despite the closure of coal plants in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs the reduction.

Important: Combustion only. Methane emissions from coal mines are not included here — they are counted under methane emissions.

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