Belarus vs New Zealand: CO₂ emissions per capita
Belarus
6.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Zealand
6.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
50th
New Zealand rank
48th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Belarus
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 6.23 tonnes per person against 6.16 tonnes per person in Belarus, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 48th of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | Belarus |
| 1850s | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | Belarus |
| 1860s | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | Belarus |
| 1870s | 0.0522 tonnes per person | 0.1802 tonnes per person | 0.1279 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.1208 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.2491 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.4387 tonnes per person | 3.8 tonnes per person | 3.36 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.455 tonnes per person | 4.18 tonnes per person | 3.72 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.287 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1.19 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1.54 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 4.41 tonnes per person | 0.7386 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 5.92 tonnes per person | 4.95 tonnes per person | 0.9688 tonnes per person | Belarus |
| 1970s | 8.73 tonnes per person | 5.76 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | Belarus |
| 1980s | 10.62 tonnes per person | 6.44 tonnes per person | 4.18 tonnes per person | Belarus |
| 1990s | 7.45 tonnes per person | 7.82 tonnes per person | 0.3761 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.99 tonnes per person | 8.71 tonnes per person | 2.72 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6.49 tonnes per person | 7.67 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 6.28 tonnes per person | 6.41 tonnes per person | 0.131 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Belarus or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 6.23 tonnes per person against 6.16 tonnes per person in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Belarus and New Zealand?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and New Zealand?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and New Zealand rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Belarus ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 48th of 213 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 CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.