Belize vs Canada: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Belize
19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada
20.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belize rank
12th
Canada rank
11th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Belize
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 20.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belize, a difference of 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Belize ranks 12th and Canada ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1860s | 19.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1870s | 21.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1880s | 21.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1890s | 22.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1900s | 20.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 41.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 28.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 47.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 20.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 41.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 24.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 26.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 32.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 18.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 16.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 31.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1990s | 38.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 2000s | 21.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 19.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Belize or Canada?
- Canada, at 20.2 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 Belize and Canada?
- 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Canada?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Canada rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Belize ranks 12th and Canada ranks 11th 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.