Belgium vs United States: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Belgium
0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
28th
United States rank
30th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Belgium
- United States
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United States, a difference of 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and United States in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1860s | 0.1262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1870s | 0.1369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1880s | 0.152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1890s | 0.1704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1900s | 0.1774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1910s | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1920s | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1930s | 0.2132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1940s | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1950s | 0.5538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1960s | 0.831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.8793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.8588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.8224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Belgium or United States?
- Belgium, at 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Belgium and United States?
- 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and United States rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belgium ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.