Belgium vs China: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Belgium
0.0034 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0028 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
14th
China rank
17th

Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • China
0.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0034 kt per square kilometre against 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0006 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times China's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 14th and China ranks 17th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium China Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Belgium or China?
Belgium, at 0.0034 kt per square kilometre against 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Belgium and China?
0.0006 kt per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and China?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and China rank globally for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 14th and China ranks 17th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.