Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus
Belarus: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1%
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
174th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 1869
All-time low
-0.1%
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus stood at -0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.3% on the previous year and down 291.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus peaked at 1.6% in 1869 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2024.
That places Belarus 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.4% | — |
| 1851 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| 1852 | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 1853 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 1854 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 1.3% | -2.6% |
| 1856 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1858 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1859 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 1.3% | +9.0% |
| 1861 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 1862 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 1863 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 1866 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 1868 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 1.4% | -11.0% |
| 1871 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 1872 | 1.3% | -5.9% |
| 1873 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 1874 | 1.2% | -2.6% |
| 1875 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 1877 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 1878 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 1880 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 1881 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 1884 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1886 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 1891 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 1892 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 1893 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 1894 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 1895 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 1898 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 1902 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 1903 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 1904 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 1905 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 1907 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 1913 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 1918 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 1921 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 1922 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 1924 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 1929 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 1932 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1938 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.7% | -8.1% |
| 1941 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 1942 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 1944 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 1945 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 1946 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.4% | -30.6% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | -16.6% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 1961 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | +13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | -21.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +16.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +20.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -51.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +35.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +52.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -28.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +57.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -78.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -72.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +219.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +67.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -49.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +141.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -36.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +49.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -31.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -32.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -90.5% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -665.7% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | +63.6% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | +65.4% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | +25.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's -0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's -0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 9.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -665.7% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | +219.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2007 | +141.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | -90.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2000 | -78.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 2001 | -72.8% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus was -0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1869.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Belarus ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 291.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.