Belgium vs Czechia: Methane emissions
Belgium
11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Czechia
12.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belgium rank
92nd
Czechia rank
90th
Methane emissions over time
- Belgium
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 12.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belgium, a difference of 702,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Czechia ahead.
Belgium ranks 92nd and Czechia ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 985,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1860s | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1870s | 8.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1880s | 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1890s | 9.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1900s | 10.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1910s | 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1920s | 11.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1930s | 11.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1940s | 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1950s | 16.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1960s | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1970s | 19.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1980s | 18.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1990s | 15.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 526,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 2000s | 13.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 2010s | 12.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 519,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 2020s | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 445,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Belgium or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 12.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Belgium and Czechia?
- 702,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Belgium ranks 92nd and Czechia ranks 90th 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.