Belize vs Ecuador: Per capita methane emissions
Belize
1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belize rank
64th
Ecuador rank
65th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Belize
- Ecuador
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 64th and Ecuador ranks 65th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 13 and Ecuador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1860s | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1870s | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1880s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1890s | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1900s | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1910s | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1920s | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1930s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1940s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1950s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1960s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1970s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Belize or Ecuador?
- Belize, at 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Belize and Ecuador?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Ecuador rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Belize ranks 64th and Ecuador ranks 65th 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.