Belgium vs Netherlands: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Belgium
5.03 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Netherlands
6.33 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Belgium rank
23rd
Netherlands rank
21st

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 6.33 units per square kilometre against 5.03 units per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 1.3 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 21st of 207 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 18.06 units per square kilometre 25.09 units per square kilometre 7.03 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 12.07 units per square kilometre 17.92 units per square kilometre 5.84 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 4.35 units per square kilometre 5.74 units per square kilometre 1.38 units per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 6.33 units per square kilometre against 5.03 units per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Belgium and Netherlands?
1.3 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 21st of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.