Belize vs Equatorial Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Belize
22.44 million tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
29.58 million tonnes
in 2024
Belize rank
173rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
170th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Belize
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 29.58 million tonnes against 22.44 million tonnes in Belize, a difference of 7.14 million tonnes.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 173rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 6 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 147,293 tonnes | 112,118 tonnes | 35,174 tonnes | Belize |
| 1960s | 668,314 tonnes | 410,368 tonnes | 257,946 tonnes | Belize |
| 1970s | 1.97 million tonnes | 858,475 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1980s | 3.86 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1990s | 6.86 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | Belize |
| 2000s | 10.84 million tonnes | 7.62 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | Belize |
| 2010s | 15.92 million tonnes | 19.45 million tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 20.93 million tonnes | 27.62 million tonnes | 6.69 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belize or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 29.58 million tonnes against 22.44 million tonnes in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belize and Equatorial Guinea?
- 7.14 million tonnes, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Equatorial Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Belize ranks 173rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th 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.