CO2 emissions from land use — all countries

CO2 emissions from land use — Belgium

CO2 emissions from land use in Belgium in 2024 — 3.84 Mt. Ranked 121 in the world out of 197. Since 1850, the indicator has fallen by 15.9%.

2024 3.84 Mt +3.45% vs 2023
World rank 121of 197
Period maximum 9.2 Mt1993
Period minimum -5.62 Mt1979

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from land use — Belgium, 1850–2024-10-50510185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 4.56 Mt1853: 4.67 Mt1856: 4.86 Mt1859: 4.16 Mt1862: 4.47 Mt1865: 4.12 Mt1868: 4.53 Mt1871: 5.8 Mt1874: 6.72 Mt1877: 7.18 Mt1880: 7.45 Mt1883: 6.88 Mt1886: 6.38 Mt1889: 7.55 Mt1892: 7.24 Mt1895: 7.08 Mt1898: 6.72 Mt1901: 7.33 Mt1904: 6.58 Mt1907: 5.96 Mt1910: 4.39 Mt1913: 3.99 Mt1916: 3.03 Mt1919: 2.79 Mt1922: 3.78 Mt1925: 1.94 Mt1928: 2.15 Mt1931: 1.12 Mt1934: 0.86 Mt1937: -0.32 Mt1940: -0.75 Mt1943: -1.02 Mt1946: -1.64 Mt1949: -1.79 Mt1952: -2.48 Mt1955: -2.69 Mt1958: -3.19 Mt1961: -2.88 Mt1964: -2.62 Mt1967: -2.38 Mt1970: -2.25 Mt1973: -1.98 Mt1976: -1.6 Mt1979: -5.62 Mt1982: -4.66 Mt1985: -3.57 Mt1988: -2.46 Mt1991: 4.07 Mt1994: 3.35 Mt1997: 3.01 Mt2000: 3.38 Mt2003: 3.62 Mt2006: 2.52 Mt2009: 2.12 Mt2012: 2.72 Mt2015: 4.41 Mt2018: 3.72 Mt2021: 2.95 Mt2024: 3.84 Mt
Change over the period: −0.72 (−15.87%) Average annual rate: -0.1 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Belgium 3.84 Mt
World computed 5,141.76 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 267.49 Mt
Western Europe computed -8.9 Mt
High-income countries computed 617.93 Mt
CO2 emissions from land use — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 3.84 +0.13 +3.45%
2023 3.71 +0.19 +5.4%
2022 3.52 +0.57 +19.32%
2021 2.95 −0.43 −12.64%
2020 3.38 −0.51 −13.05%
2019 3.89 +0.16 +4.35%
2018 3.72 −0.35 −8.5%
2017 4.07 +1.21 +42.27%
2016 2.86 −1.55 −35.15%
2015 4.41 +1.13 +34.29%
2014 3.28 +0.97 +41.67%
2013 2.32 −0.4 −14.78%
2012 2.72 +1.46 +115.02%
2011 1.27 −0.42 −25.01%
2010 1.69 −0.44 −20.5%
2009 2.12 +0.07 +3.51%
2008 2.05 −0.57 −21.85%
2007 2.62 +0.1 +4.13%
2006 2.52 −0.37 −12.66%
2005 2.88 −1.65 −36.45%
2004 4.54 +0.92 +25.39%
2003 3.62 +0.76 +26.54%
2002 2.86 +0.34 +13.27%
2001 2.53 −0.86 −25.38%
2000 3.38 −2.88 −45.97%
1999 6.26 +2.95 +89.16%
1998 3.31 +0.3 +9.96%
1997 3.01 −0.11 −3.4%
1996 3.12 +0.77 +33.03%
1995 2.34 −1 −29.96%
1994 3.35 −5.86 −63.64%
1993 9.2 +7.11 +339.56%
1992 2.09 −1.98 −48.57%
1991 4.07 +5.91 +320.84%
1990 -1.84 +0.21 +10.05%
1989 -2.05 +0.41 +16.77%
1988 -2.46 +0.51 +17.19%
1987 -2.97 +0.18 +5.71%
1986 -3.15 +0.42 +11.73%
1985 -3.57 +0.19 +4.92%
1984 -3.76 +0.35 +8.41%
1983 -4.1 +0.56 +11.99%
1982 -4.66 +0.41 +8.05%
1981 -5.07 +0.22 +4.11%
1980 -5.29 +0.33 +5.91%
1979 -5.62 −3.65 −184.89%
1978 -1.97 −0.25 −14.19%
1977 -1.73 −0.13 −7.8%
1976 -1.6 +0.2 +11%
1975 -1.8 +0.12 +6.35%
1974 -1.92 +0.06 +2.93%
1973 -1.98 +0.02 +1.2%
1972 -2 +0.04 +2.15%
1971 -2.05 +0.2 +8.86%
1970 -2.25 +0.13 +5.31%
1969 -2.37 +0.05 +1.9%
1968 -2.42 −0.04 −1.6%
1967 -2.38 +0.29 +10.79%
1966 -2.67 +0.05 +1.95%
1965 -2.72 −0.1 −3.97%
1964 -2.62 +0.2 +7.16%
1963 -2.82 −0 −0.14%
1962 -2.82 +0.06 +2.09%
1961 -2.88 −0.15 −5.35%
1960 -2.73 +0.26 +8.79%
1959 -2.99 +0.2 +6.2%
1958 -3.19 −0.31 −10.61%
1957 -2.89 +0.03 +1.13%
1956 -2.92 −0.23 −8.56%
1955 -2.69 +0 +0.07%
1954 -2.69 −0.2 −8.16%
1953 -2.49 −0.01 −0.32%
1952 -2.48 +0.09 +3.62%
1951 -2.57 −0.33 −14.92%
1950 -2.24 −0.44 −24.75%
1949 -1.79 +0.08 +4.22%
1948 -1.87 −0.12 −6.91%
1947 -1.75 −0.12 −7.09%
1946 -1.64 −0.16 −10.84%
1945 -1.48 −0.28 −23.1%
1944 -1.2 −0.18 −17.66%
1943 -1.02 +0.12 +10.14%
1942 -1.13 −0.29 −34.84%
1941 -0.84 −0.09 −11.54%
1940 -0.75 −0.15 −24.42%
1939 -0.61 −0.56 −1,342.86%
1938 -0.04 +0.28 +86.83%
1937 -0.32 −0.42 −422.22%
1936 0.1 −0.13 −56.58%
1935 0.23 −0.63 −73.4%
1934 0.86 −0.15 −15.15%
1933 1.01 −0.12 −10.86%
1932 1.13 +0.01 +1.34%
1931 1.12 −0.55 −33.05%
1930 1.67 −0.67 −28.66%
1929 2.34 +0.19 +8.99%
1928 2.15 +0.13 +6.23%
1927 2.02 −0.1 −4.71%
1926 2.12 +0.19 +9.61%
1925 1.94 −0.06 −2.96%
1924 2 −0.52 −20.64%
1923 2.51 −1.26 −33.4%
1922 3.78 +0.29 +8.23%
1921 3.49 +0.74 +26.74%
1920 2.75 −0.04 −1.36%
1919 2.79 −0.46 −14.18%
1918 3.25 +0.57 +21.13%
1917 2.68 −0.35 −11.51%
1916 3.03 −0.55 −15.28%
1915 3.58 −0.23 −6.06%
1914 3.81 −0.18 −4.41%
1913 3.99 −0.75 −15.76%
1912 4.73 −0.62 −11.57%
1911 5.35 +0.96 +21.89%
1910 4.39 −0.77 −14.94%
1909 5.16 −0.64 −11.09%
1908 5.81 −0.16 −2.6%
1907 5.96 +0.26 +4.6%
1906 5.7 −0.73 −11.3%
1905 6.43 −0.16 −2.39%
1904 6.58 +0.56 +9.24%
1903 6.03 −0.72 −10.73%
1902 6.75 −0.58 −7.91%
1901 7.33 −0.22 −2.89%
1900 7.55 +1.48 +24.35%
1899 6.07 −0.65 −9.66%
1898 6.72 −0.69 −9.34%
1897 7.41 −0.04 −0.6%
1896 7.46 +0.37 +5.25%
1895 7.08 −0.82 −10.38%
1894 7.9 +0 +0.06%
1893 7.9 +0.66 +9.13%
1892 7.24 −0.71 −8.88%
1891 7.94 −0.49 −5.8%
1890 8.43 +0.88 +11.65%
1889 7.55 +0.17 +2.28%
1888 7.38 −0.24 −3.12%
1887 7.62 +1.24 +19.38%
1886 6.38 −0.08 −1.27%
1885 6.47 −0.55 −7.88%
1884 7.02 +0.14 +2.05%
1883 6.88 +0.13 +1.88%
1882 6.75 −0.46 −6.33%
1881 7.21 −0.24 −3.21%
1880 7.45 +1.11 +17.52%
1879 6.34 −0.47 −6.84%
1878 6.8 −0.38 −5.3%
1877 7.18 +0.3 +4.3%
1876 6.89 +0.57 +9.09%
1875 6.31 −0.41 −6.1%
1874 6.72 +0.4 +6.33%
1873 6.32 +0.63 +11.09%
1872 5.69 −0.11 −1.85%
1871 5.8 +0.27 +4.87%
1870 5.53 +0.9 +19.52%
1869 4.63 +0.1 +2.14%
1868 4.53 −0.26 −5.35%
1867 4.79 +0.82 +20.62%
1866 3.97 −0.15 −3.6%
1865 4.12 −0.4 −8.94%
1864 4.52 +0.03 +0.67%
1863 4.49 +0.02 +0.4%
1862 4.47 −0.44 −8.96%
1861 4.91 −0.18 −3.5%
1860 5.09 +0.93 +22.39%
1859 4.16 −0.6 −12.63%
1858 4.76 −0.3 −5.89%
1857 5.06 +0.2 +4.07%
1856 4.86 +0.39 +8.78%
1855 4.47 −0.45 −9.19%
1854 4.92 +0.25 +5.26%
1853 4.67 +0.37 +8.7%
1852 4.3 −0.25 −5.47%
1851 4.55 −0.01 −0.33%
1850 4.56

Western Europe, 2024

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

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from land-use change: deforestation, peatland drainage, conversion of land to agriculture — net of absorption by growing forests. This is the only series in the section where values can be negative: a country whose forest cover is expanding absorbs more than it releases. For several countries with active logging this item is comparable to all other emissions combined.

Important: Negative values mean absorption. The estimates here are the most uncertain in all of carbon statistics: they are built from satellite data on forest cover and from models of soil carbon stocks.

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