Belize vs Chad: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Belize
6.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad
6.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Belize rank
65th
Chad rank
63rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Belize
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.55 million tonnes against 6.38 million tonnes in Belize, a difference of 171,510 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Belize ranks 65th and Chad ranks 63rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Chad in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 317,445 tonnes | 25.51 million tonnes | 25.20 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1860s | 596,950 tonnes | 10.36 million tonnes | 9.76 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1870s | 681,438 tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1880s | 778,988 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 298,672 tonnes | Chad |
| 1890s | 1.02 million tonnes | -1.31 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1900s | 996,744 tonnes | -2.41 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1910s | 1.64 million tonnes | -2.33 million tonnes | 3.96 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1920s | 1.13 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 705,598 tonnes | Chad |
| 1930s | 1.58 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | 3.10 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1940s | 2.11 million tonnes | 7.34 million tonnes | 5.23 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1950s | 3.26 million tonnes | 10.24 million tonnes | 6.99 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1960s | 1.82 million tonnes | 6.05 million tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1970s | 2.10 million tonnes | 6.04 million tonnes | 3.94 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1980s | 5.92 million tonnes | 4.50 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1990s | 8.15 million tonnes | 8.31 million tonnes | 158,853 tonnes | Chad |
| 2000s | 4.80 million tonnes | 12.76 million tonnes | 7.96 million tonnes | Chad |
| 2010s | 6.09 million tonnes | 23.54 million tonnes | 17.45 million tonnes | Chad |
| 2020s | 6.27 million tonnes | 7.67 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belize or Chad?
- Chad, at 6.55 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 Chad?
- 171,510 tonnes, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Chad?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Chad rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Belize ranks 65th and Chad ranks 63rd 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.