Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Belarus
Belarus: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was -0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Belarus, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Belarus stood at -0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 485.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Belarus peaked at 1.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2021.
That places Belarus 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Belarus, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9% | — |
| 1962 | 1.0% | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -57.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -35.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -75.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +376.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -153.5% |
| 1995 | -0.3% | +174.5% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | -0.4% | +23.4% |
| 1998 | -0.5% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | -0.5% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | -0.6% | +24.1% |
| 2003 | -0.7% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | -0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.6% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | -0.5% | -25.1% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -24.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -28.8% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -33.2% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -75.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -246.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +136.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -34.0% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -225.1% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | +94.8% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | +109.9% |
| 2021 | -0.8% | +95.6% |
| 2022 | -0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -32.8% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | -0.5% | +2.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's -0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's -0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +376.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2014 | +246.3% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2017 | -225.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | -174.5% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | -153.5% | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | +136.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.8% | -0.4% | 6 |
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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 annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Belarus?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Belarus was -0.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Belarus ranks 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 485.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.