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Belgium vs Denmark: Environment

This page compares Belgium and Denmark across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Belgium Denmark Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 386.30 148.67 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.25 3.92 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 4.23 8.65 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 5.48 12.57 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 8.00 10.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 19.00 26.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 3.00 2.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 3.00 2.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 16.40 16.40 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 18.60 23.80 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 7.31 4.28 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 107.82 38.26 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 9.09 6.40 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 11.74 8.07 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 1.98 0.81 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -28.41 -16.69 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 10.39 1.56 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 86.65 25.57 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 4.42 0.14 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 7.45 4.37 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 0.33 0.20 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -0.71 -35.71 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -23.30 -44.56 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2.21 3.62 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 6.62 6.34 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -25.19 -51.23 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.16 0.07 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 11.22 9.07 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.15 0.13 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.28 0.29 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 23.90 11.26 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 91.95 56.91 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.06 0.11 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.04 0.01 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 12.59 4.18 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.06 0.14 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.23 0.12 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.05 0.01 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 20.01 3.70 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 13.71 3.27 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.04 0.01 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.68 0.50 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 6.01 1.54 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) -0.36 -0.94 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.