Belarus vs Germany: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Belarus
7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany
7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
41st
Germany rank
42nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Belarus
- Germany
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany, a difference of 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Belarus ranks 41st and Germany ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.6126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.6953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.8278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.7959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1930s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1940s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 9.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
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 Germany?
- Belarus, at 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Belarus and Germany?
- 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Germany?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Germany rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Belarus ranks 41st and Germany ranks 42nd 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.