Belize vs Botswana: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change

Belize

7.17 million tonnes

in 2024

Botswana

7.27 million tonnes

in 2024

Belize rank

145th

Botswana rank

143rd

CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change over time

Botswana currently reports 7.27 million tonnes against 7.17 million tonnes in Belize, a difference of 92,390 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Botswana ahead.

Belize ranks 145th and Botswana ranks 143rd of 194 countries.

Indicator: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.