Belize vs Guinea-Bissau: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Belize
1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belize rank
170th
Guinea-Bissau rank
168th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Belize
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize, a difference of 105,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 170th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 11 and Guinea-Bissau in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 63,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1860s | 73,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1870s | 80,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1880s | 87,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1890s | 97,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1900s | 105,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1910s | 110,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1920s | 111,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1930s | 121,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1940s | 125,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1950s | 160,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1960s | 187,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 282,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 348,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 563,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 215,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 544,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 711,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 694,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 850,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 156,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 917,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Belize or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Belize and Guinea-Bissau?
- 105,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guinea-Bissau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Belize ranks 170th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 168th 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.