Belarus vs New Zealand: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Belarus
7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand
7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
41st
New Zealand rank
40th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Belarus
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus, a difference of 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belarus ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.6126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.6953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1880s | 0.8278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.7959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1970s | 9.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1980s | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1990s | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Belarus and New Zealand?
- 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and New Zealand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and New Zealand rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Belarus ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 40th 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.