Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.2038 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Belarus, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.2038 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Belarus peaked at 0.8385 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2038, in 2024.
That places Belarus 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8385 | — |
| 1991 | 0.817 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7634 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.737 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7354 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7264 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6568 | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5912 | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5514 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5041 | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4706 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4496 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4249 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4041 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3746 | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3544 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.319 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.307 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2915 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2903 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2619 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2629 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2609 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2549 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2451 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.251 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2496 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.255 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2426 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.232 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2283 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2282 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2111 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2038 | -3.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.2038 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1548, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.2038 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1239, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7234 | 0.5514 | 0.8385 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.39 | 0.2915 | 0.5041 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2574 | 0.2426 | 0.2903 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2207 | 0.2038 | 0.232 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More climate change data for Belarus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 644.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 348.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Belarus?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Belarus was 0.2038 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8385 in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2038 in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Belarus ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.