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Annual CO₂ emissions
Territorial carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry.
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Data insight
Global perspective
The world estimate was 37.4 billion in 2024, up 8.9% from 2014. Across the longer period from 2004, the global estimate changed by +9.69 billion (+35.0%). Latest country observations range from 0 in Antarctica (2024) to 12.3 billion in China (2024), with the middle country observation at 11.8 million; observation years may differ. Across the derived regional aggregates, Asia reports 23.4 billion, while Oceania reports 437 million. Over roughly a decade, Asia changed by +4.43 billion; Oceania changed by -5.8 million. Among countries with sufficient history, the largest absolute decade increase was +2.31 billion in China, while the largest decrease was -627 million in United States. Coverage includes 211 countries; their latest observation years span 2024-2024, with a median latest year of 2024.
Belgium over time
Belgium reports 85.46M tonnes in 2024. From 2014 to 2024, Belgium decreased by 11.62M tonnes (12.0%). From 2004 to 2024, Belgium decreased by 43.36M tonnes (33.7%). The latest decade changed by −11.62M tonnes, versus −31.73M tonnes in the preceding decade, indicating a smaller absolute movement.
Europe and world context
This is 4.78B tonnes below Europe (2024). This is 37.31B tonnes below the world estimate (2024). From 2014 to 2024, Europe decreased by 729.92M tonnes (13.0%). The latest decade changed by −729.92M tonnes, versus −809.89M tonnes in the preceding decade, indicating a smaller absolute movement.
Belgium has the 43rd-highest latest observation among 211 countries and 10th among 42 countries in Europe. Latest observation years span 2024-2024, so ranks are descriptive rather than perfectly synchronized.
- Regional spread: Asia is at 23.4 billion (2024), compared with 437 million in Oceania (2024).
- Largest observed decade increase: China changed by +2.31 billion.
- Largest observed decade decrease: United States changed by -627 million.
- Coverage: 211 countries; the median latest observation is 2024, with latest country observations spanning 2024-2024.
Source
Our World in Data
Source series annual-co2-emissions-per-country. World and continent values are derived from available countries using totals.