Netherlands and Belgium
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry, 2022. Ranks are among 164 countries.
Belgium emitted 1.1 times as much CO2 per person as the Netherlands in 2022. The Netherlands emitted 1.4 times as much CO2 in total as Belgium.
| Measure | Netherlands | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Totalmillion tonnes | 12836th of 164 | 88.945th of 164 |
| Per persontonnes | 7.1232nd of 164 | 7.6429th of 164 |
| Per unit of GDPkg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP) | 0.145119th of 164 | 0.18291st of 164 |
Per person over time
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry per person, 1950 to 2024. Netherlands: 5.07 tonnes per person in 1950, 6.30 in 2024, with a high of 13.3 in 1979. Belgium: 8.84 tonnes per person in 1950, 7.28 in 2024, with a high of 14.3 in 1973.
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| Year | Netherlands, tonnes | Belgium, tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.07 | 8.84 |
| 1955 | 5.67 | 10.4 |
| 1960 | 6.39 | 9.99 |
| 1965 | 8.16 | 11.2 |
| 1970 | 10.9 | 13.0 |
| 1975 | 11.1 | 12.5 |
| 1980 | 12.5 | 13.7 |
| 1985 | 10.1 | 10.5 |
| 1990 | 10.8 | 12.1 |
| 1995 | 11.1 | 12.4 |
| 2000 | 10.7 | 12.4 |
| 2005 | 10.8 | 12.0 |
| 2010 | 10.9 | 10.5 |
| 2015 | 9.58 | 8.99 |
| 2020 | 7.77 | 7.91 |
| 2024 | 6.30 | 7.28 |
Sources
- Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.
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