Belize vs Guinea-Bissau: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Belize
7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belize rank
153rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Belize
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize, a difference of 190,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Belize ranks 153rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 11 and Guinea-Bissau in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 311,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 740,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1860s | 506,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 413,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1870s | 567,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1880s | 632,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 536,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1890s | 771,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1900s | 816,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 566,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 250,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1910s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 601,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 633,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1920s | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 169,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 539,857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 308,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 513,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 587,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1990s | 7.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 2000s | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 497,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 2010s | 7.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 2020s | 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Belize or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Belize and Guinea-Bissau?
- 190,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guinea-Bissau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Belize ranks 153rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st 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.