Belize vs South Africa: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Belize
0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belize rank
86th
South Africa rank
89th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Belize
- South Africa
How they compare
Belize currently reports 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Belize ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 89th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.4283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Belize or South Africa?
- Belize, at 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Belize and South Africa?
- 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belize and South Africa rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Belize ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 89th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.