Belize vs Bhutan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Belize
22.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan
29.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Belize rank
175th
Bhutan rank
173rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Belize
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 29.80 million tonnes against 22.52 million tonnes in Belize, a difference of 7.28 million tonnes.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 175th and Bhutan ranks 173rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Bhutan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.97 million tonnes | 24,549 tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1980s | 3.86 million tonnes | 512,175 tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1990s | 6.86 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 4.53 million tonnes | Belize |
| 2000s | 10.84 million tonnes | 6.34 million tonnes | 4.50 million tonnes | Belize |
| 2010s | 15.96 million tonnes | 15.49 million tonnes | 469,696 tonnes | Belize |
| 2020s | 20.99 million tonnes | 26.58 million tonnes | 5.59 million tonnes | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Belize or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 29.80 million tonnes against 22.52 million tonnes in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Belize and Bhutan?
- 7.28 million tonnes, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Bhutan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Bhutan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Belize ranks 175th and Bhutan ranks 173rd 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.