Belarus vs United States: Per capita methane emissions
Belarus
2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
33rd
United States rank
30th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Belarus
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus, a difference of 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 33rd and United States ranks 30th of 199 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1860s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1870s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1880s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1890s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1900s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1910s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1920s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1930s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1940s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1950s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1960s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Belarus or United States?
- United States, at 2.37 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 United States?
- 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and United States rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Belarus ranks 33rd and United States ranks 30th 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.