Belize vs North Korea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Belize
2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Korea
2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belize rank
117th
North Korea rank
114th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Belize
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belize, a difference of 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 117th and North Korea ranks 114th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 11 and North Korea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize North Korea Difference Ahead
1850s 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1860s 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1870s 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1880s 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1890s 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1900s 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1910s 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1920s 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1930s 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1940s 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1950s 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Belize
1960s 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Korea
1970s 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Korea
1980s 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Korea
1990s 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Korea
2000s 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Korea
2010s 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Korea
2020s 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Korea

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 North Korea?
North Korea, at 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Belize and North Korea?
0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and North Korea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Belize and North Korea rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Belize ranks 117th and North Korea ranks 114th 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

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.