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
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M185019372024

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

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.