Belarus vs Taiwan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Belarus
3.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
3.44 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
31st
Taiwan rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Belarus
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 3.44 billion tonnes against 3.03 billion tonnes in Belarus, a difference of 406.75 million tonnes.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 31st and Taiwan ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 12 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12.66 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 12.66 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1900s | 24.71 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 24.71 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1910s | 45.17 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 45.17 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1920s | 59.24 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 59.24 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1930s | 96.96 million tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | 96.95 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1940s | 172.08 million tonnes | 100,761 tonnes | 171.98 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1950s | 303.11 million tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | 297.19 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1960s | 599.25 million tonnes | 33.88 million tonnes | 565.37 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1970s | 1.12 billion tonnes | 205.43 million tonnes | 912.80 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.86 billion tonnes | 659.28 million tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 1990s | 2.47 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 2000s | 2.69 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 531.44 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2.86 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 26.43 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 3.00 billion tonnes | 3.33 billion tonnes | 337.69 million tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belarus or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 3.44 billion tonnes against 3.03 billion tonnes in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belarus and Taiwan?
- 406.75 million tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Taiwan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Taiwan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Belarus ranks 31st and Taiwan ranks 28th 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.