Belgium vs Netherlands
Belgium vs Netherlands: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 7.31 tonnes in Belgium and 6.6 tonnes in Netherlands, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.71 tonnes, or 1.11 times that in Netherlands.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Netherlands.
- In 2024, Belgium ranked 30 and Netherlands ranked 36 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 | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.31 | 6.6 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 7.28 | 6.88 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.68 | 7.52 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.29 | 8.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.97 | 8.15 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.73 | 9.11 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 8.79 | 9.47 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 8.77 | 9.82 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 8.94 | 10.03 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 9.08 | 10 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 8.72 | 9.59 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 9.35 | 10.08 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.28 | 10.24 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.47 | 10.43 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 10.55 | 11.2 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.94 | 10.57 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 10.67 | 10.94 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.63 | 10.92 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 11 | 10.87 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 11.36 | 11.16 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 11.7 | 11.47 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 11.89 | 11.36 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 11.47 | 11.26 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 12.23 | 11.31 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 12.18 | 11.11 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 12.02 | 11.14 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 12.48 | 11.51 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 12.21 | 11.54 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 12.53 | 12.1 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 12.07 | 11.49 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 12.06 | 11.27 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 11.47 | 11.27 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 11.71 | 11.13 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 11.97 | 11.34 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 11.62 | 11.02 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 11.35 | 10.75 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 11.28 | 10.59 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 11.09 | 10.66 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 11.09 | 10.44 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 11.04 | 10.33 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 11.29 | 10.08 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 11 | 9.7 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 11.99 | 10.05 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 12.77 | 10.82 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 13.98 | 10.96 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 15.1 | 11.59 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 14.17 | 11 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 13.74 | 10.72 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 14.02 | 10.95 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 13.06 | 10.24 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 14.86 | 10.98 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 15.03 | 11.66 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 14.52 | 11.29 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 13.38 | 10.21 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 14.45 | 10.29 | 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 Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025