Belarus vs Cyprus: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Belarus
7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cyprus
7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
41st
Cyprus rank
43rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Belarus
- Cyprus
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cyprus, a difference of 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 41st and Cyprus ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 17 and Cyprus in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1860s | 0.6126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1870s | 0.6953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1880s | 0.8278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1890s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1900s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1910s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0.7959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1930s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1940s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1950s | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1960s | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1970s | 9.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1980s | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1990s | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 2000s | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 2020s | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Belarus or Cyprus?
- Belarus, at 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Belarus and Cyprus?
- 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Cyprus?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Cyprus rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Belarus ranks 41st and Cyprus ranks 43rd of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.