Aruba vs Belize: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Aruba
950,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belize
1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Aruba rank
171st
Belize rank
170th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Aruba
- Belize
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 950,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Aruba, a difference of 196,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.
Aruba ranks 171st and Belize ranks 170th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 7 and Belize in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 755.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1860s | 1,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1870s | 1,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1880s | 1,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1890s | 1,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1900s | 1,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1910s | 2,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1920s | 4,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1930s | 8,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1940s | 9,717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1950s | 641,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 481,735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1960s | 672,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 187,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 485,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1970s | 785,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 502,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1980s | 586,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 348,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1990s | 689,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 544,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 144,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 2000s | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 694,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 2010s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 917,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 359,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 2020s | 905,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Aruba or Belize?
- Belize, at 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 950,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Aruba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Aruba and Belize?
- 196,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Belize?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Belize rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Aruba ranks 171st and Belize ranks 170th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.