Belarus vs Ireland: Methane emissions

Belarus
18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ireland
17.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belarus rank
79th
Ireland rank
81st

Methane emissions over time

  • Belarus
  • Ireland
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M185019372024

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland, a difference of 942,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.

Belarus ranks 79th and Ireland ranks 81st of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Ireland in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Ireland Difference Ahead
1850s 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1860s 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1870s 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1880s 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1890s 9.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1900s 11.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1910s 11.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1920s 11.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1930s 13.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1940s 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belarus
1950s 16.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belarus
1960s 18.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belarus
1970s 21.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belarus
1980s 23.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belarus
1990s 19.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 826,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belarus
2000s 16.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
2010s 18.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 52,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
2020s 18.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 883,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Belarus or Ireland?
Belarus, at 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Belarus and Ireland?
942,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Ireland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Ireland rank globally for methane emissions?
Belarus ranks 79th and Ireland ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.