Belize vs Niger: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Belize
6.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Niger
6.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Belize rank
65th
Niger rank
66th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Belize
- Niger
How they compare
Belize currently reports 6.38 million tonnes against 6.35 million tonnes in Niger, a difference of 24,220 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Belize ranks 65th and Niger ranks 66th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 317,445 tonnes | 689,224 tonnes | 371,779 tonnes | Niger |
| 1860s | 596,950 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 491,667 tonnes | Niger |
| 1870s | 681,438 tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1880s | 778,988 tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1890s | 1.02 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 998,128 tonnes | Niger |
| 1900s | 996,744 tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 4.80 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1910s | 1.64 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | 4.15 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1920s | 1.13 million tonnes | 10.37 million tonnes | 9.24 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1930s | 1.58 million tonnes | 12.48 million tonnes | 10.90 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1940s | 2.11 million tonnes | 18.15 million tonnes | 16.04 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1950s | 3.26 million tonnes | 32.88 million tonnes | 29.62 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1960s | 1.82 million tonnes | 15.88 million tonnes | 14.05 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1970s | 2.10 million tonnes | -15.14 million tonnes | 17.24 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1980s | 5.92 million tonnes | 737,127 tonnes | 5.19 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1990s | 8.15 million tonnes | 42.91 million tonnes | 34.77 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2000s | 4.80 million tonnes | 14.49 million tonnes | 9.69 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 6.09 million tonnes | 31.99 million tonnes | 25.90 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | 6.27 million tonnes | 7.41 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belize or Niger?
- Belize, at 6.38 million tonnes against 6.35 million tonnes in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Belize and Niger?
- 24,220 tonnes, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Niger rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Belize ranks 65th and Niger ranks 66th 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.