Australia vs Belize: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Australia
16.04 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belize
17.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
Belize rank
8th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Australia
- Belize
How they compare
Belize currently reports 17.2 tonnes per person against 16.04 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 1.16 tonnes per person.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Belize ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Belize in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.39 tonnes per person | 41.22 tonnes per person | 16.83 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1960s | 28.46 tonnes per person | 18.76 tonnes per person | 9.7 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 16.14 tonnes per person | 17.17 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1980s | 18.79 tonnes per person | 36.48 tonnes per person | 17.69 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1990s | 21.82 tonnes per person | 42.79 tonnes per person | 20.96 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 2000s | 25.63 tonnes per person | 19.18 tonnes per person | 6.45 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 23.87 tonnes per person | 18.9 tonnes per person | 4.97 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.98 tonnes per person | 17.37 tonnes per person | 0.3869 tonnes per person | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Australia or Belize?
- Belize, at 17.2 tonnes per person against 16.04 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Australia and Belize?
- 1.16 tonnes per person, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belize?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Belize rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Australia ranks 10th and Belize ranks 8th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.