Belize vs Bhutan: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Belize
7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan
7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belize rank
153rd
Bhutan rank
155th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Belize
- Bhutan
How they compare
Belize currently reports 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan, a difference of 560,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Belize ranks 153rd and Bhutan ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 311,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 776,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 506,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 871,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 567,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 632,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 771,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 816,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 7.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 7.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Belize or Bhutan?
- Belize, at 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Belize and Bhutan?
- 560,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Bhutan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Bhutan rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Belize ranks 153rd and Bhutan ranks 155th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.