Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — Belgium

Nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium in 2024 — 8.38 Mt. Ranked 140 in the world out of 201. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,457.4%.

2024 8.38 Mt +0.17% vs 2023
World rank 140of 201
Period maximum 12.74 Mt1984
Period minimum 0.54 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — Belgium, 1850–2024051015185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.54 Mt1853: 0.56 Mt1856: 0.58 Mt1859: 0.6 Mt1862: 0.61 Mt1865: 0.62 Mt1868: 0.63 Mt1871: 0.64 Mt1874: 0.71 Mt1877: 0.79 Mt1880: 0.85 Mt1883: 0.87 Mt1886: 0.89 Mt1889: 0.91 Mt1892: 0.99 Mt1895: 1.13 Mt1898: 1.22 Mt1901: 1.26 Mt1904: 1.25 Mt1907: 1.23 Mt1910: 1.24 Mt1913: 1.26 Mt1916: 1.29 Mt1919: 1.32 Mt1922: 1.37 Mt1925: 1.43 Mt1928: 1.5 Mt1931: 1.56 Mt1934: 1.7 Mt1937: 1.88 Mt1940: 2.04 Mt1943: 2.48 Mt1946: 3.25 Mt1949: 3.92 Mt1952: 4.29 Mt1955: 4.93 Mt1958: 5.73 Mt1961: 6.54 Mt1964: 7.45 Mt1967: 8.68 Mt1970: 9.24 Mt1973: 10.13 Mt1976: 9.6 Mt1979: 11.38 Mt1982: 11.15 Mt1985: 12.44 Mt1988: 10.85 Mt1991: 8.21 Mt1994: 8.67 Mt1997: 9.3 Mt2000: 9.71 Mt2003: 8.69 Mt2006: 8.7 Mt2009: 8.46 Mt2012: 9.34 Mt2015: 9.32 Mt2018: 8.96 Mt2021: 9.22 Mt2024: 8.38 Mt
Change over the period: +7.84 (+1,457.43%) Average annual rate: 1.59 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Belgium 8.38 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 469.71 Mt
Western Europe computed 88.1 Mt
High-income countries computed 782.61 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 8.38 +0.01 +0.17%
2023 8.37 −0.3 −3.44%
2022 8.66 −0.55 −6.01%
2021 9.22 +0.26 +2.88%
2020 8.96 −0.02 −0.26%
2019 8.98 +0.02 +0.25%
2018 8.96 +0 +0.02%
2017 8.96 −0.08 −0.94%
2016 9.04 −0.27 −2.93%
2015 9.32 +0 +0.01%
2014 9.32 −0.07 −0.79%
2013 9.39 +0.05 +0.56%
2012 9.34 −0.16 −1.67%
2011 9.5 −0.06 −0.62%
2010 9.56 +1.1 +13.01%
2009 8.46 −0.45 −5.01%
2008 8.9 −0.12 −1.29%
2007 9.02 +0.32 +3.69%
2006 8.7 −0.05 −0.62%
2005 8.75 +0.08 +0.95%
2004 8.67 −0.03 −0.29%
2003 8.69 −0.85 −8.87%
2002 9.54 +0.01 +0.12%
2001 9.53 −0.18 −1.9%
2000 9.71 −0.36 −3.55%
1999 10.07 +0.03 +0.32%
1998 10.04 +0.74 +7.96%
1997 9.3 −0.22 −2.31%
1996 9.52 +0.57 +6.31%
1995 8.95 +0.29 +3.29%
1994 8.67 +0.58 +7.16%
1993 8.09 +0.24 +3.06%
1992 7.85 −0.36 −4.4%
1991 8.21 −0.05 −0.67%
1990 8.27 −2.27 −21.51%
1989 10.53 −0.32 −2.96%
1988 10.85 −0.75 −6.49%
1987 11.6 −0.49 −4.07%
1986 12.1 −0.35 −2.78%
1985 12.44 −0.3 −2.35%
1984 12.74 +0.94 +7.99%
1983 11.8 +0.65 +5.84%
1982 11.15 −0.65 −5.49%
1981 11.8 +0.32 +2.82%
1980 11.47 +0.09 +0.79%
1979 11.38 +0.13 +1.11%
1978 11.26 +0.36 +3.28%
1977 10.9 +1.3 +13.59%
1976 9.6 −0.01 −0.07%
1975 9.6 −1.97 −17.04%
1974 11.58 +1.44 +14.23%
1973 10.13 +0.14 +1.38%
1972 10 +0.13 +1.33%
1971 9.86 +0.63 +6.8%
1970 9.24 −0.07 −0.77%
1969 9.31 +0.35 +3.95%
1968 8.95 +0.27 +3.12%
1967 8.68 +0.42 +5.08%
1966 8.26 +0.35 +4.45%
1965 7.91 +0.46 +6.17%
1964 7.45 +0.01 +0.13%
1963 7.44 +0.34 +4.83%
1962 7.1 +0.56 +8.6%
1961 6.54 +0.27 +4.33%
1960 6.27 +0.26 +4.36%
1959 6 +0.27 +4.75%
1958 5.73 +0.27 +5.02%
1957 5.46 +0.27 +5.19%
1956 5.19 +0.26 +5.25%
1955 4.93 +0.24 +5.14%
1954 4.69 +0.22 +4.85%
1953 4.47 +0.19 +4.34%
1952 4.29 +0.15 +3.58%
1951 4.14 +0.1 +2.58%
1950 4.03 +0.12 +2.99%
1949 3.92 +0.18 +4.82%
1948 3.74 +0.23 +6.47%
1947 3.51 +0.26 +7.87%
1946 3.25 +0.27 +8.98%
1945 2.99 +0.27 +9.74%
1944 2.72 +0.24 +9.81%
1943 2.48 +0.21 +9.07%
1942 2.27 +0.15 +7.17%
1941 2.12 +0.08 +3.92%
1940 2.04 +0.05 +2.26%
1939 1.99 +0.05 +2.73%
1938 1.94 +0.06 +3.13%
1937 1.88 +0.06 +3.46%
1936 1.82 +0.06 +3.53%
1935 1.76 +0.06 +3.6%
1934 1.7 +0.05 +3.35%
1933 1.64 +0.05 +2.95%
1932 1.59 +0.04 +2.38%
1931 1.56 +0.02 +1.5%
1930 1.53 +0.02 +1.05%
1929 1.52 +0.02 +1.34%
1928 1.5 +0.02 +1.42%
1927 1.48 +0.02 +1.51%
1926 1.46 +0.02 +1.61%
1925 1.43 +0.02 +1.56%
1924 1.41 +0.02 +1.59%
1923 1.39 +0.02 +1.46%
1922 1.37 +0.02 +1.26%
1921 1.35 +0.01 +1.12%
1920 1.34 +0.01 +0.91%
1919 1.32 +0.01 +0.91%
1918 1.31 +0.01 +0.85%
1917 1.3 +0.01 +0.77%
1916 1.29 +0.01 +0.78%
1915 1.28 +0.01 +0.71%
1914 1.27 +0.01 +0.79%
1913 1.26 +0.01 +0.72%
1912 1.25 +0.01 +0.64%
1911 1.25 +0.01 +0.73%
1910 1.24 +0.01 +0.49%
1909 1.23 +0 +0%
1908 1.23 −0 −0.24%
1907 1.23 −0.01 −0.48%
1906 1.24 −0.01 −0.64%
1905 1.25 −0.01 −0.56%
1904 1.25 −0 −0.4%
1903 1.26 −0 −0.24%
1902 1.26 +0 +0.08%
1901 1.26 +0.01 +0.48%
1900 1.26 +0.01 +1.05%
1899 1.24 +0.02 +1.64%
1898 1.22 +0.03 +2.26%
1897 1.2 +0.03 +2.75%
1896 1.16 +0.04 +3.38%
1895 1.13 +0.04 +3.88%
1894 1.08 +0.05 +4.54%
1893 1.04 +0.05 +5.18%
1892 0.99 +0.05 +5.8%
1891 0.93 +0.06 +6.52%
1890 0.87 −0.03 −3.53%
1889 0.91 +0.01 +0.78%
1888 0.9 +0.01 +0.67%
1887 0.89 +0.01 +0.56%
1886 0.89 +0.01 +0.68%
1885 0.88 +0.01 +0.68%
1884 0.88 +0.01 +0.69%
1883 0.87 +0.01 +0.81%
1882 0.86 +0.01 +0.94%
1881 0.86 +0.01 +0.94%
1880 0.85 +0.01 +1.56%
1879 0.83 +0.02 +2.46%
1878 0.81 +0.02 +3.04%
1877 0.79 +0.03 +3.67%
1876 0.76 +0.03 +3.96%
1875 0.73 +0.03 +3.97%
1874 0.71 +0.02 +3.68%
1873 0.68 +0.02 +3.34%
1872 0.66 +0.02 +2.49%
1871 0.64 +0.01 +1.26%
1870 0.63 +0 +0.48%
1869 0.63 +0 +0.48%
1868 0.63 +0 +0.48%
1867 0.63 +0 +0.48%
1866 0.62 +0 +0.48%
1865 0.62 +0 +0.49%
1864 0.62 +0 +0.49%
1863 0.61 +0 +0.49%
1862 0.61 +0 +0.49%
1861 0.61 +0 +0.5%
1860 0.6 +0 +0.67%
1859 0.6 +0.01 +0.84%
1858 0.6 +0.01 +0.85%
1857 0.59 +0.01 +1.03%
1856 0.58 +0.01 +1.21%
1855 0.58 +0.01 +1.23%
1854 0.57 +0.01 +1.42%
1853 0.56 +0.01 +1.44%
1852 0.55 +0.01 +1.47%
1851 0.55 +0.01 +1.49%
1850 0.54

Western Europe, 2024

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About the indicator

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent. The third greenhouse gas by contribution after CO2 and methane, and the most agricultural of the three: most of it forms in the soil after nitrogen fertilizer and manure are applied. It stays in the atmosphere for more than a century and destroys the ozone layer as well, so after the phase-out of CFCs it has remained the leading ozone-depleting substance.

Important: Estimates of emissions from soil are inevitably approximate: they depend on soil type, moisture and the way fertilizer is applied, and they are measured by models rather than by sensors.

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