Environment in Belgium 56 indicators covering environment for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.98 Mt CO2e 2024 down 31.3% 96th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 23.9 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.3% 38th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1623 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.6% 147th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 12.59 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.4% 61st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.31 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 16.2% 31st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 86.65 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.4% 43rd Aquaculture production 303 metric tons 2024 up 41.6% 147th Capture fisheries production 17,068 metric tons 2024 down 36.3% 133rd Total fisheries production 17,371 metric tons 2024 down 35.7% 143rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 10.39 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.9% 40th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 13.71 Mt CO2e 2024 down 20.7% 43rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 6.01 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.1% 41st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 20.01 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.3% 29th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 2.21 Mt CO2e 2024 down 17.3% 92nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1523 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.5% 58th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0383 Mt CO2e 2024 up 30.7% 66th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 107.82 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.0% 49th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.3271 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.8% 59th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2274 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.7% 42nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e 2024 down 29.1% 58th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.45 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.8% 54th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 4.42 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.0% 12th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0487 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.9% 46th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.2% 40th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.09 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 16.8% 37th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.62 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.8% 77th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2815 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.4% 93rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e 2024 up 5.5% 68th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0377 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.5% 47th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.4% 104th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.74 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.9% 93rd F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 1.99 Mt CO2e 2024 down 37.9% 63rd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 24.6% 107th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -25.2% 2024 down 61.7% 169th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -0.7% 2024 down 104.7% 151st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -23.3% 2024 down 81.3% 172nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -28.4% 2024 down 32.9% 182nd Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.0253 Mt CO2e 2024 down 45.7% 90th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 52.83 2022 down 18.9% 34th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0203 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.4% 24th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.05 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.8% 29th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 106.86 Mt CO2e 2023 down 16.7% 47th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -0.3633 Mt CO2e 2023 up 62.6% 81st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 30.1% 151st Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 120.92 2022 up 44.0% 33rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -1.96 Mt CO2e 2023 up 4.0% 76th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.7895 Mt CO2e 2023 up 59.4% 93rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0.5157 Mt CO2e 2023 down 20.8% 40th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0.0753 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 31st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 9.2% 2017 down 85.0% 154th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd