CO2 emissions per person in Belgium

Carbon dioxide emissions in Belgium were 7.31 t CO2 per person in 2024.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Belgium, 2024 7.31 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 +0.4% 2023: 7.28 t CO2 per person
European Union, 2024 5.47 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 5.31 t CO2 per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 31st of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Belgium over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2024 7.31 t CO2 per person 5.47 t CO2 per person
2023 7.28 t CO2 per person 5.59 t CO2 per person
2022 7.68 t CO2 per person 6.15 t CO2 per person
2021 8.29 t CO2 per person 6.32 t CO2 per person
2020 7.97 t CO2 per person 5.90 t CO2 per person
2019 8.73 t CO2 per person 6.51 t CO2 per person
2018 8.79 t CO2 per person 6.83 t CO2 per person
2017 8.77 t CO2 per person 6.99 t CO2 per person
2016 8.94 t CO2 per person 6.95 t CO2 per person
2015 9.08 t CO2 per person 6.94 t CO2 per person
2014 8.72 t CO2 per person 6.82 t CO2 per person
2013 9.35 t CO2 per person 7.15 t CO2 per person
2012 9.27 t CO2 per person 7.35 t CO2 per person
2011 9.47 t CO2 per person 7.51 t CO2 per person
2010 10.55 t CO2 per person 7.71 t CO2 per person
2009 9.94 t CO2 per person 7.48 t CO2 per person
2008 10.67 t CO2 per person 8.12 t CO2 per person
2007 10.63 t CO2 per person 8.35 t CO2 per person
2006 11.00 t CO2 per person 8.47 t CO2 per person
2005 11.36 t CO2 per person 8.46 t CO2 per person
2004 11.70 t CO2 per person 8.54 t CO2 per person
2003 11.89 t CO2 per person 8.56 t CO2 per person
2002 11.47 t CO2 per person 8.36 t CO2 per person
2001 12.23 t CO2 per person 8.40 t CO2 per person
2000 12.18 t CO2 per person 8.29 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4% from 7.28 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 8.72 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −16.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 31st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 5.47 t CO2 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Belgium
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database