Total greenhouse gas emissions in Belgium

Belgium emitted 107.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Belgium, 2024 107.8 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.6% 2023: 107.2 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 49th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Belgium over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2024 107.8 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 107.2 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 112.0 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 119.5 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 115.7 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 124.4 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 124.7 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 124.1 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 126.1 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 127.2 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 122.5 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 129.2 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 128.1 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 129.9 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 140.5 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 132.1 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 139.6 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 137.9 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 140.5 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 143.9 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 147.1 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 148.3 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 144.5 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 152.2 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 151.9 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 107.2 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 122.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −12.0%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 49th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

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.ALL.MT.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