Belgium vs Portugal: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)

Belgium
0.0377 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Portugal
0.0441 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Belgium rank
47th
Portugal rank
46th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0441 Mt CO2e against 0.0377 Mt CO2e in Belgium, a difference of 0.0064 Mt CO2e.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 46th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0417 Mt CO2e 0.0218 Mt CO2e 0.0199 Mt CO2e Belgium
1980s 0.0336 Mt CO2e 0.0274 Mt CO2e 0.0062 Mt CO2e Belgium
1990s 0.032 Mt CO2e 0.0566 Mt CO2e 0.0246 Mt CO2e Portugal
2000s 0.0352 Mt CO2e 0.0586 Mt CO2e 0.0235 Mt CO2e Portugal
2010s 0.0423 Mt CO2e 0.0481 Mt CO2e 0.0058 Mt CO2e Portugal
2020s 0.0391 Mt CO2e 0.0448 Mt CO2e 0.0057 Mt CO2e Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Belgium or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0441 Mt CO2e against 0.0377 Mt CO2e in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Belgium and Portugal?
0.0064 Mt CO2e, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
Belgium ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 46th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).