Belarus vs Bolivia: Per capita methane emissions
Belarus
2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia
2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
33rd
Bolivia rank
31st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Belarus
- Bolivia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 33rd and Bolivia ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Bolivia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Bolivia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1860s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1870s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1880s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1910s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1920s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Belarus or Bolivia?
- Bolivia, at 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Belarus and Bolivia?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Bolivia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Bolivia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Belarus ranks 33rd and Bolivia ranks 31st of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.