Belize vs Jordan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Belize
2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jordan
2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belize rank
117th
Jordan rank
120th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Belize
- Jordan
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jordan, a difference of 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 117th and Jordan ranks 120th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 14 and Jordan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1860s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1870s | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1880s | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1890s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1900s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1910s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1920s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1930s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1940s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1950s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1960s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1970s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1980s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1990s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2000s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
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, Belize or Jordan?
- Belize, at 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Belize and Jordan?
- 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jordan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Jordan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Belize ranks 117th and Jordan ranks 120th 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.