Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belgium
Belgium: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 4.02 billion current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belgium, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belgium stood at 4.02 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belgium peaked at 4.02 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.32 billion current US$, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 41st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.32 billion current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.46 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 1.50 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.54 billion current US$ | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.68 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 1.75 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.90 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.93 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.04 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 2.05 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.18 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 2.30 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 2.23 billion current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.43 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 2.52 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.57 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.66 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.69 billion current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.87 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 2.75 billion current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.05 billion current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 2.88 billion current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 2.96 billion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.12 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3.04 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.31 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 3.38 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.47 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.67 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.79 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.63 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.02 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4.02 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 4.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4.02 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.59 billion current US$, 2.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 billion current US$ | 1.32 billion current US$ | 2.05 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 billion current US$ | 2.18 billion current US$ | 2.87 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 billion current US$ | 2.88 billion current US$ | 3.79 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 billion current US$ | 3.63 billion current US$ | 4.02 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belgium?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belgium was 4.02 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 billion current US$ in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Belgium ranks 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.