Belize vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Belize
461.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Syria
491.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Belize rank
111th
Syria rank
109th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Belize
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 491.37 million tonnes against 461.28 million tonnes in Belize, a difference of 30.10 million tonnes.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.
Belize ranks 111th and Syria ranks 109th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.78 million tonnes | 4.03 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1860s | 6.39 million tonnes | 11.32 million tonnes | 4.93 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1870s | 12.77 million tonnes | 29.73 million tonnes | 16.97 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1880s | 20.08 million tonnes | 63.97 million tonnes | 43.90 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1890s | 29.08 million tonnes | 84.81 million tonnes | 55.73 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1900s | 39.21 million tonnes | 81.80 million tonnes | 42.60 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1910s | 52.22 million tonnes | 73.50 million tonnes | 21.28 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1920s | 66.42 million tonnes | 64.03 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1930s | 80.07 million tonnes | 132.61 million tonnes | 52.54 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1940s | 99.02 million tonnes | 272.71 million tonnes | 173.70 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1950s | 124.38 million tonnes | 413.80 million tonnes | 289.42 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1960s | 152.23 million tonnes | 577.49 million tonnes | 425.26 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1970s | 168.84 million tonnes | 568.63 million tonnes | 399.79 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1980s | 202.11 million tonnes | 545.28 million tonnes | 343.18 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1990s | 291.89 million tonnes | 518.58 million tonnes | 226.68 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2000s | 348.32 million tonnes | 514.63 million tonnes | 166.31 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2010s | 400.91 million tonnes | 521.05 million tonnes | 120.14 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2020s | 448.97 million tonnes | 503.61 million tonnes | 54.64 million tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belize or Syria?
- Syria, at 491.37 million tonnes against 461.28 million tonnes in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Belize and Syria?
- 30.10 million tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Belize ranks 111th and Syria ranks 109th 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.