Belgium vs Ireland: Nitrous oxide emissions
Belgium
8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ireland
8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belgium rank
62nd
Ireland rank
59th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belgium, a difference of 288,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 62nd and Ireland ranks 59th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Ireland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 571,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 484,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1860s | 617,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 517,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1870s | 725,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1880s | 877,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 839,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1900s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1910s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 206,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1950s | 4.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225,949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1960s | 7.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1970s | 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1990s | 8.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 843,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 2000s | 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 553,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 2020s | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Belgium and Ireland?
- 288,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belgium ranks 62nd and Ireland ranks 59th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.