Australia vs Belize: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Australia
22.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belize
19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Belize rank
12th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Australia
- Belize
How they compare
Australia currently reports 22.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belize, a difference of 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Belize ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Belize in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 54.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 42.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 40.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 42.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 38.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1890s | 35.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 34.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 32.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 37.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 26.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 25.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1950s | 34.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 37.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 32.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 32.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 34.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 2000s | 35.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 30.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 23.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Australia or Belize?
- Australia, at 22.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Australia and Belize?
- 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belize?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Belize rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Australia ranks 9th and Belize ranks 12th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.