Belgium vs Finland: Per capita methane emissions
Belgium
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
88th
Finland rank
89th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 88th and Finland ranks 89th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 9 and Finland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1860s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Belgium or Finland?
- Belgium, at 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Belgium and Finland?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Belgium ranks 88th and Finland ranks 89th 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.