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
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M185019372024

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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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.