Belize vs Macao: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Belize
1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Macao
1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belize rank
170th
Macao rank
169th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Belize
  • Macao
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize, a difference of 18,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 170th and Macao ranks 169th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 12 and Macao in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Macao Difference Ahead
1850s 63,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1860s 73,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 63,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1870s 80,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 68,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1880s 87,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 73,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1890s 97,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1900s 105,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 89,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1910s 110,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1920s 111,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1930s 121,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 99,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1940s 125,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 97,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1950s 160,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 115,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1960s 187,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 147,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1970s 282,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 312,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Macao
1980s 348,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 778,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 430,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Macao
1990s 544,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 703,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Macao
2000s 694,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 884,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Macao
2010s 917,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 561,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Macao
2020s 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Macao

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 Macao?
Macao, at 1.17 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 Macao?
18,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Macao?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Belize and Macao rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Belize ranks 170th and Macao ranks 169th 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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.