Australia vs Belgium
Australia vs Belgium: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 14.1 tonnes in Australia and 7.31 tonnes in Belgium, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Australia, by 6.79 tonnes, or 1.93 times that in Belgium.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Belgium.
- In 2024, Australia ranked 11 and Belgium ranked 30 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Australia | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.1 | 7.31 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 14.16 | 7.28 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 14.53 | 7.68 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 14.98 | 8.29 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 15.3 | 7.97 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 16.1 | 8.73 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 16.39 | 8.79 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 16.72 | 8.77 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 16.89 | 8.94 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 16.82 | 9.08 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 16.89 | 8.72 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 17.54 | 9.35 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 18.18 | 9.28 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 18.48 | 9.47 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 18.85 | 10.55 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 18.92 | 9.94 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 19.03 | 10.67 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 19.24 | 10.63 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 19.08 | 11 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 19.04 | 11.36 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 19.16 | 11.7 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 18.67 | 11.89 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 18.91 | 11.47 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 18.7 | 12.23 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 18.6 | 12.18 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 18.51 | 12.02 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 18.39 | 12.48 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 17.5 | 12.21 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 17.16 | 12.53 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 16.81 | 12.07 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 16.42 | 12.06 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 16.28 | 11.47 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 16.2 | 11.71 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 16.18 | 11.97 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 16.27 | 11.62 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 16.31 | 11.35 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 15.63 | 11.28 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 15.35 | 11.09 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 14.88 | 11.09 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 15.07 | 11.04 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 14.37 | 11.29 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 14.17 | 11 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 15.12 | 11.99 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 14.96 | 12.77 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 15.13 | 13.98 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 14.62 | 15.1 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 14.37 | 14.17 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 14.8 | 13.74 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 14.02 | 14.02 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 13.96 | 13.06 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 13.64 | 14.86 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 13.28 | 15.03 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 12.77 | 14.52 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 12.56 | 13.38 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 12.85 | 14.45 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Belgium
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Belgium: 82.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Belgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Belgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Belgium: 4.11% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Belgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Belgium: 11.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Belgium: 0.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Belgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Belgium: 87.7% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Belgium: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Belgium: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Belgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Belgium: $13.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Belgium: $1,237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Belgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Belgium: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Belgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Belgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 430 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 86 million TIV in 2025