Belarus vs Norway: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Belarus
556.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway
627.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
56th
Norway rank
53rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Belarus
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 627.65 million tonnes against 556.29 million tonnes in Belarus, a difference of 71.35 million tonnes.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
Across all 171 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 56th and Norway ranks 53rd of 179 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 817.5 tonnes | 20,152 tonnes | 19,334 tonnes | Norway |
| 1850s | 22,738 tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1860s | 197,543 tonnes | 5.68 million tonnes | 5.48 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1870s | 1.09 million tonnes | 12.23 million tonnes | 11.14 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1880s | 2.48 million tonnes | 24.77 million tonnes | 22.29 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1890s | 3.91 million tonnes | 46.93 million tonnes | 43.02 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1900s | 6.95 million tonnes | 83.86 million tonnes | 76.91 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1910s | 13.15 million tonnes | 139.96 million tonnes | 126.81 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1920s | 16.92 million tonnes | 197.68 million tonnes | 180.76 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1930s | 27.48 million tonnes | 273.76 million tonnes | 246.29 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | 53.95 million tonnes | 340.12 million tonnes | 286.18 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1950s | 110.54 million tonnes | 386.76 million tonnes | 276.22 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1960s | 190.48 million tonnes | 418.19 million tonnes | 227.71 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1970s | 269.73 million tonnes | 450.24 million tonnes | 180.51 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1980s | 353.76 million tonnes | 485.45 million tonnes | 131.69 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1990s | 441.56 million tonnes | 523.57 million tonnes | 82.01 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2000s | 485.00 million tonnes | 561.97 million tonnes | 76.97 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | 519.47 million tonnes | 593.68 million tonnes | 74.21 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | 549.17 million tonnes | 620.11 million tonnes | 70.94 million tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Belarus or Norway?
- Norway, at 627.65 million tonnes against 556.29 million tonnes in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Belarus and Norway?
- 71.35 million tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Norway?
- 171 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Norway rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Belarus ranks 56th and Norway ranks 53rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.