Belize vs Canada: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Belize
17.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada
16.24 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belize rank
8th
Canada rank
9th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Belize
- Canada
How they compare
Belize currently reports 17.2 tonnes per person against 16.24 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.96 tonnes per person.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Belize ranks 8th and Canada ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.22 tonnes per person | 37.53 tonnes per person | 3.7 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1960s | 18.76 tonnes per person | 30.52 tonnes per person | 11.77 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 17.17 tonnes per person | 28.28 tonnes per person | 11.12 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 36.48 tonnes per person | 26.46 tonnes per person | 10.02 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1990s | 42.79 tonnes per person | 24.91 tonnes per person | 17.88 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 2000s | 19.18 tonnes per person | 24.26 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 18.9 tonnes per person | 19.6 tonnes per person | 0.6974 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 17.37 tonnes per person | 16.94 tonnes per person | 0.4352 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, Belize or Canada?
- Belize, at 17.2 tonnes per person against 16.24 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Belize and Canada?
- 0.96 tonnes per person, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Canada?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Canada rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Belize ranks 8th and Canada ranks 9th 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.