Belize vs Bhutan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Belize
6.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan
6.54 million tonnes
in 2024
Belize rank
65th
Bhutan rank
64th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Belize
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 6.54 million tonnes against 6.38 million tonnes in Belize, a difference of 159,610 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Belize ranks 65th and Bhutan ranks 64th of 197 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 317,445 tonnes | 617,150 tonnes | 299,705 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 596,950 tonnes | 919,327 tonnes | 322,377 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 681,438 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 561,951 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 778,988 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 549,549 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 1.02 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 770,506 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 996,744 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 780,820 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 1.64 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | 961,315 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 1.13 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 1.58 million tonnes | 4.45 million tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 2.11 million tonnes | 6.19 million tonnes | 4.08 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 3.26 million tonnes | 10.28 million tonnes | 7.02 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 1.82 million tonnes | 12.05 million tonnes | 10.22 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 2.10 million tonnes | 13.75 million tonnes | 11.65 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 5.92 million tonnes | 14.25 million tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 8.15 million tonnes | 14.13 million tonnes | 5.98 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 4.80 million tonnes | 10.52 million tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 6.09 million tonnes | 9.65 million tonnes | 3.56 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 6.27 million tonnes | 8.88 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belize or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 6.54 million tonnes against 6.38 million tonnes in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Belize and Bhutan?
- 159,610 tonnes, with Bhutan 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?
- Belize ranks 65th and Bhutan ranks 64th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.