Belgium vs Vanuatu: Per capita methane emissions
Belgium
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
88th
Vanuatu rank
90th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Belgium
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Belgium ranks 88th and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Belgium or Vanuatu?
- Belgium, at 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Belgium and Vanuatu?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Belgium ranks 88th and Vanuatu ranks 90th 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.