Belize vs Bhutan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Belize
15.29 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bhutan
8.26 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belize rank
1st
Bhutan rank
4th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Belize
- Bhutan
How they compare
Belize currently reports 15.29 tonnes per person against 8.26 tonnes per person in Bhutan, a difference of 7.03 tonnes per person.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.9 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Bhutan ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 15 and Bhutan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.21 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 10.35 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1860s | 23.2 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | 20.29 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1870s | 25.94 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 21.81 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1880s | 26.54 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | 21.94 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1890s | 29.66 tonnes per person | 6.5 tonnes per person | 23.16 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1900s | 25.24 tonnes per person | 6.74 tonnes per person | 18.49 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1910s | 37.34 tonnes per person | 10.08 tonnes per person | 27.26 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1920s | 22.92 tonnes per person | 12.12 tonnes per person | 10.8 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1930s | 27.93 tonnes per person | 17.28 tonnes per person | 10.65 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1940s | 32.91 tonnes per person | 29.33 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1950s | 40.85 tonnes per person | 52.97 tonnes per person | 12.12 tonnes per person | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 17.98 tonnes per person | 46.73 tonnes per person | 28.75 tonnes per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 15.87 tonnes per person | 38.33 tonnes per person | 22.46 tonnes per person | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 35.21 tonnes per person | 28.75 tonnes per person | 6.46 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1990s | 41.01 tonnes per person | 24.83 tonnes per person | 16.18 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 2000s | 17.59 tonnes per person | 16.22 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 2010s | 17.21 tonnes per person | 13.2 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 2020s | 15.57 tonnes per person | 11.38 tonnes per person | 4.19 tonnes per person | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Belize or Bhutan?
- Belize, at 15.29 tonnes per person against 8.26 tonnes per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Belize and Bhutan?
- 7.03 tonnes per person, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Bhutan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Bhutan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Belize ranks 1st and Bhutan ranks 4th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.