Austria vs Belgium: Per capita methane emissions
Austria
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belgium
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Austria rank
87th
Belgium rank
88th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belgium, a difference of 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 87th and Belgium ranks 88th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Belgium in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.8421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.8431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.8368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.8316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.8194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.8013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.8096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.9924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Austria and Belgium?
- 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Austria ranks 87th and Belgium ranks 88th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.