Belgium vs France
Belgium vs France: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 7.31 tonnes in Belgium and 4 tonnes in France, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Belgium, by 3.3 tonnes, or 1.82 times that in France.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Belgium ranked 30 and France ranked 69 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Belgium | France | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.31 | 4 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 7.28 | 4.16 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.68 | 4.51 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.29 | 4.67 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.97 | 4.25 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.73 | 4.79 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 8.79 | 4.89 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 8.77 | 5.06 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 8.94 | 5.02 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 9.08 | 4.99 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 8.72 | 4.93 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 9.35 | 5.46 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.28 | 5.56 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.47 | 5.57 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 10.55 | 5.8 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.94 | 5.72 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 10.67 | 5.94 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.63 | 6.09 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 11 | 6.24 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 11.36 | 6.45 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 11.7 | 6.47 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 11.89 | 6.5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 11.47 | 6.46 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 12.23 | 6.6 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 12.18 | 6.58 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 12.02 | 6.68 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 12.48 | 6.81 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 12.21 | 6.47 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 12.53 | 6.63 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 12.07 | 6.41 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 12.06 | 6.28 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 11.47 | 6.38 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 11.71 | 6.74 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 11.97 | 7 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 11.62 | 6.61 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 11.35 | 6.73 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 11.28 | 6.52 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 11.09 | 6.56 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 11.09 | 6.71 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 11.04 | 6.96 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 11.29 | 7.18 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 11 | 7.42 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 11.99 | 7.8 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 12.77 | 8.21 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 13.98 | 9.17 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 15.1 | 9.62 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 14.17 | 9.52 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 13.74 | 9.24 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 14.02 | 9.62 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 13.06 | 8.82 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 14.86 | 9.62 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 15.03 | 10.03 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 14.52 | 9.42 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 13.38 | 9.17 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 14.45 | 9.02 | 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
Belgium vs France
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023France: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024France: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023France: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022France: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017France: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017France: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023France: 66.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023France: 0.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023France: 1.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025France: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023France: 41.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023France: 21.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023France: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025France: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025France: $64.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025France: $1,021 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025France: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020France: 304,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022France: 1.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020France: 1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025France: 236 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025France: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025