Europe & Central Asia · High income · 2023
Belgium: smaller EDGAR inventory · 107 MtCO₂e
In 2023, Belgium emitted 107 MtCO₂e (8.90 t per person, 0.18 t per $1K GDP) - industry led at 29% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 79%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.
Corpus placement
Belgium ranks only #43 of 51 by absolute total in 2023, well behind its per-capita rank of #19 — a small overall footprint carried by a comparatively high per-person rate.
- #43 / 51
- Absolute Mt rank
- #19 / 51
- Per-capita rank
- #42 / 51
- GDP intensity rank
According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.
Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.
EDGAR inventory roll
Roll BEL · 2023 107 Mt · 8.90 t per person
Belgium sits in the lower absolute-Mt tercile among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (107 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.
- ABS 107 Mt
- PC 8.90 t
- INT 0.18
- RANK-A #43 / 51
- RANK-P #19 / 51
- RANK-I #42 / 51
- SECTOR 29% Industry
- GAS 79% Carbon
- PHOTO Morocco
- BOOK 51 econ
Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Morocco (107 Mt · Δ 0 Mt vs Belgium)
Absolute-Mt neighbourhood
2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Belgium
Year-to-year inventory change
What changed between 2022 and 2023
- Belgium's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total fell from 112.7 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 106.8 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −5.95 MtCO₂e (−5.3%).
- Belgium's industry total fell from 32.9 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 30.6 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −2.26 MtCO₂e (−6.9%).
Belgium ranks only #43 of 51 by absolute total in 2023, well behind its per-capita rank of #19 — a small overall footprint carried by a comparatively high per-person rate. How we place countries.
Belgium vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total
Where Belgium's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)
107 16th percentile more MtCO₂e than 16% of 51 economies
Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more economies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023
Belgium 2023 emissions by IPCC sector
EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023
Belgium emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)
Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0
Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)
Belgium 2023 greenhouse-gas inventory
EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100
Scale versus per-person exposure
Absolute inventory signatureBelgium's absolute inventory is thin: 107 MtCO₂e lands in the lower Mt tercile among tracked EDGAR economies (≤256.77 Mt).
Belgium ranks only #43 of 51 by absolute total in 2023, well behind its per-capita rank of #19 — a small overall footprint carried by a comparatively high per-person rate.
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for BEL exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.
Other Europe & Central Asia economies in EDGAR
Methodology
Belgium (BEL) is in the lower third of live EDGAR country mass (107 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.
FAQ
How much CO₂-equivalent did Belgium emit in 2023?
Belgium's 2023 total is 107 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).
How do Belgium's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?
Belgium ranks #43 of 51 by absolute total and #19 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #42.
Which sector dominates Belgium's emissions?
Industry led at 29% of the 2023 national total (107 MtCO₂e).
Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.