Belize vs Mali: Per capita methane emissions
Belize
1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mali
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belize rank
64th
Mali rank
66th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Belize
- Mali
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mali, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 64th and Mali ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 17 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1860s | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1870s | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1880s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1890s | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1900s | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1910s | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1920s | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1930s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1940s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1950s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1960s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1970s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 2000s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Belize or Mali?
- Belize, at 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Belize and Mali?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Mali?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Mali rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Belize ranks 64th and Mali ranks 66th 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.