Belarus vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Belarus
5.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
42nd
Sweden rank
44th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Belarus
- Sweden
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 5.18 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 49.68 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Belarus ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22,738 tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1860s | 225,600 tonnes | 10.22 million tonnes | 9.99 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1.45 million tonnes | 24.99 million tonnes | 23.55 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 5.20 million tonnes | 52.99 million tonnes | 47.79 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 13.39 million tonnes | 101.96 million tonnes | 88.57 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 31.65 million tonnes | 187.50 million tonnes | 155.84 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 58.32 million tonnes | 314.95 million tonnes | 256.63 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 76.18 million tonnes | 429.07 million tonnes | 352.89 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 125.00 million tonnes | 614.38 million tonnes | 489.38 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 227.79 million tonnes | 815.15 million tonnes | 587.36 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 420.02 million tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 679.17 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 824.75 million tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 767.04 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 2.38 billion tonnes | 884.45 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.45 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 660.53 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.41 billion tonnes | 3.70 billion tonnes | 288.72 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.01 billion tonnes | 4.26 billion tonnes | 253.14 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.62 billion tonnes | 4.76 billion tonnes | 135.06 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.07 billion tonnes | 5.06 billion tonnes | 11.31 million tonnes | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Belarus or Sweden?
- Belarus, at 5.18 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Belarus and Sweden?
- 49.68 million tonnes, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sweden?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Belarus ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.