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