Belarus vs Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Belarus
5.12 billion tonnes
in 2024
Guinea
5.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
33rd
Guinea rank
31st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Belarus
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 5.74 billion tonnes against 5.12 billion tonnes in Belarus, a difference of 623.43 million tonnes.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 33rd and Guinea ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 14 and Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 213.28 million tonnes | 312.12 million tonnes | 98.84 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1860s | 603.66 million tonnes | 796.34 million tonnes | 192.68 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 1870s | 1.00 billion tonnes | 934.23 million tonnes | 68.66 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1880s | 1.41 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | 358.52 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1890s | 1.82 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 661.02 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1900s | 2.24 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 972.47 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1910s | 2.65 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 1920s | 3.06 billion tonnes | 1.70 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 1930s | 3.46 billion tonnes | 2.15 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 1940s | 3.87 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 1950s | 4.19 billion tonnes | 3.39 billion tonnes | 792.53 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1960s | 4.46 billion tonnes | 3.86 billion tonnes | 600.76 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1970s | 4.67 billion tonnes | 4.05 billion tonnes | 618.48 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1980s | 4.87 billion tonnes | 4.20 billion tonnes | 668.60 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1990s | 5.01 billion tonnes | 4.37 billion tonnes | 645.09 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2000s | 5.09 billion tonnes | 4.59 billion tonnes | 495.85 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2010s | 5.12 billion tonnes | 5.17 billion tonnes | 51.77 million tonnes | Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.13 billion tonnes | 5.64 billion tonnes | 515.99 million tonnes | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belarus or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 5.74 billion tonnes against 5.12 billion tonnes in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Belarus and Guinea?
- 623.43 million tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Belarus ranks 33rd and Guinea ranks 31st of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.