Belarus vs Netherlands: Methane emissions
Belarus
18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Netherlands
19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belarus rank
79th
Netherlands rank
76th
Methane emissions over time
- Belarus
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belarus, a difference of 476,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belarus ranks 79th and Netherlands ranks 76th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 474,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 9.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 11.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 880,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 11.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 11.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 13.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 149,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belarus |
| 1950s | 16.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 18.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 21.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 23.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 19.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 16.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 18.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 18.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Belarus or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Belarus and Netherlands?
- 476,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Netherlands rank globally for methane emissions?
- Belarus ranks 79th and Netherlands ranks 76th 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.