CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Belarus
Belarus: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change was 52.30 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.30 million tonnes
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
65th
of 194 countries
All-time high
139.35 million tonnes
in 1986
All-time low
38.53 million tonnes
in 1855
Years of data
169
1850–2024
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Belarus, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Belarus is 52.30 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Belarus peaked at 139.35 million tonnes in 1986 and was at its lowest, 38.53 million tonnes, in 1855.
That places Belarus 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 169 years of available data.
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Belarus, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 39.18 million tonnes | — |
| 1855 | 38.53 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1858 | 38.65 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 39.02 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 39.04 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 39.12 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 39.45 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 39.22 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 39.32 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 39.44 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 39.51 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 39.67 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 39.62 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 39.92 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 40.49 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1871 | 40.57 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 40.22 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1873 | 40.14 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 40.35 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 40.36 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 40.46 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 40.55 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 41.00 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 41.13 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 41.09 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 41.01 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 41.44 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 41.63 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 41.67 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 41.41 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 41.73 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 41.92 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 41.94 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 42.24 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 42.53 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 41.81 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1892 | 42.20 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 42.15 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 42.36 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 42.47 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 42.49 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 42.57 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 42.90 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 43.08 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 44.30 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1901 | 44.79 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 44.55 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 44.00 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1904 | 44.52 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 44.48 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 44.52 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 45.09 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 45.25 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 45.70 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 43.75 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1911 | 43.47 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 43.53 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 43.74 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1914 | 43.43 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1915 | 43.00 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1916 | 42.78 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 42.76 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1918 | 41.04 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1919 | 40.35 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1920 | 41.33 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1921 | 40.98 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 41.36 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 41.12 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1924 | 41.44 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 41.70 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 42.38 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1927 | 43.01 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 43.36 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 43.74 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 45.52 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1931 | 46.31 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1932 | 47.34 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1933 | 47.82 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 49.69 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1935 | 50.37 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 52.80 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1937 | 52.51 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 53.56 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1939 | 53.95 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 53.49 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 51.00 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1942 | 45.28 million tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1943 | 45.68 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 48.17 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1945 | 47.96 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 49.20 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1947 | 51.02 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1948 | 51.42 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 53.22 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 48.36 million tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1951 | 47.04 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 47.54 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 47.87 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 51.11 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1955 | 56.36 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1956 | 61.11 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1957 | 65.75 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1958 | 68.70 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 71.62 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 68.06 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1961 | 71.17 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 68.23 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 69.89 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 73.74 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 73.03 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 77.02 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 78.45 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 83.27 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 82.57 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 85.39 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 90.74 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 95.19 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 99.74 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 99.24 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 105.59 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 108.72 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 108.60 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 110.98 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 113.06 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 116.75 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 117.34 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 117.79 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 117.36 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 119.58 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 126.59 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 139.35 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 129.07 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 131.16 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 125.09 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 124.00 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 111.53 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 102.20 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 91.89 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 87.94 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 74.38 million tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 73.22 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 72.79 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 75.01 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 73.45 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 58.16 million tonnes | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 54.86 million tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 54.67 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 56.13 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 60.89 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 63.28 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 63.82 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.79 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 68.42 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 65.07 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 66.72 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 63.99 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 65.19 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 67.82 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 66.27 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 62.09 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 62.03 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.73 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.21 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 62.36 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 58.11 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 59.15 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 54.22 million tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 52.83 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 52.30 million tonnes | -1.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 52.30 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.44 million tonnes, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 52.30 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.46 million tonnes, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38.84 million tonnes | 38.53 million tonnes | 39.18 million tonnes | 4 |
| 1860s | 39.43 million tonnes | 39.04 million tonnes | 39.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 40.53 million tonnes | 40.14 million tonnes | 41.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 41.61 million tonnes | 41.01 million tonnes | 42.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 42.46 million tonnes | 41.81 million tonnes | 43.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 44.72 million tonnes | 44.00 million tonnes | 45.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 42.79 million tonnes | 40.35 million tonnes | 43.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 42.04 million tonnes | 40.98 million tonnes | 43.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 49.99 million tonnes | 45.52 million tonnes | 53.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 49.64 million tonnes | 45.28 million tonnes | 53.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 56.54 million tonnes | 47.04 million tonnes | 71.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 74.54 million tonnes | 68.06 million tonnes | 83.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 101.73 million tonnes | 85.39 million tonnes | 113.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 124.01 million tonnes | 116.75 million tonnes | 139.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.64 million tonnes | 72.79 million tonnes | 124.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.01 million tonnes | 54.67 million tonnes | 68.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.34 million tonnes | 62.03 million tonnes | 67.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.32 million tonnes | 52.30 million tonnes | 59.15 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Belarus?
- Co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Belarus was 52.30 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 139.35 million tonnes in 1986.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.53 million tonnes in 1855.
- How does Belarus rank for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
- Belarus ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.