Belgium vs China: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Belgium
0.0955 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0792 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
14th
China rank
17th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • China
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0955 kt per square kilometre against 0.0792 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0163 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 0.0779 kt per square kilometre 0.0505 kt per square kilometre 0.0274 kt per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 0.0928 kt per square kilometre 0.066 kt per square kilometre 0.0268 kt per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 0.095 kt per square kilometre 0.0743 kt per square kilometre 0.0208 kt per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Belgium or China?
Belgium, at 0.0955 kt per square kilometre against 0.0792 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Belgium and China?
0.0163 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.