Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.3888 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.3888 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 21.9%
World rank
173rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
12.65 tonnes per person
in 1850
All-time low
-0.3888 tonnes per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belarus, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belarus is -0.3888 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 243.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belarus peaked at 12.65 tonnes per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, -0.3888 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Belarus ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 12.65 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 12.43 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1852 | 12.23 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1853 | 12.03 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1854 | 12.07 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 11.86 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1856 | 11.87 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 11.68 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1858 | 11.56 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1859 | 11.56 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 11.45 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1861 | 11.37 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1862 | 11.35 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 11.18 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1864 | 11.1 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 11.03 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1866 | 10.93 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1867 | 10.87 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 10.76 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1869 | 10.73 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 10.78 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 10.69 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1872 | 10.49 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1873 | 10.37 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1874 | 10.32 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 10.22 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 10.14 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1877 | 10.06 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1878 | 10.06 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 9.99 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 9.87 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1881 | 9.76 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1882 | 9.76 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 9.7 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 9.61 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1885 | 9.45 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1886 | 9.43 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 9.38 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 9.29 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1889 | 9.26 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 9.21 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 8.95 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1892 | 8.94 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 8.81 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1894 | 8.77 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 8.68 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 8.6 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 8.49 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 8.44 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 8.35 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 8.46 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 8.47 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 8.36 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1903 | 8.18 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1904 | 8.16 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 8.12 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1906 | 8 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1907 | 7.98 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 7.93 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 7.91 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 7.49 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1911 | 7.35 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1912 | 7.22 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1913 | 7.14 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 7.08 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 6.98 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1916 | 6.85 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1917 | 6.82 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1918 | 6.75 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 6.6 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 6.72 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 6.59 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1922 | 6.55 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 6.44 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1924 | 6.39 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 6.38 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 6.32 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1927 | 6.28 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 6.23 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 6.2 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 6.24 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 6.17 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 6.16 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1933 | 6.08 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1934 | 6.09 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 5.99 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 6.09 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1937 | 5.96 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1938 | 5.97 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 5.95 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 5.53 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1941 | 5.36 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1942 | 5.27 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1943 | 5.24 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1944 | 5.11 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1945 | 4.97 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1946 | 4.92 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1947 | 4.8 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1948 | 4.69 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 4.62 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1950 | 4.14 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1951 | 3.7 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1952 | 3.53 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1953 | 3.36 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 3.46 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 3.66 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1956 | 3.86 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1957 | 4.01 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1958 | 4.02 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 4.08 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 3.39 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1961 | 3.56 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1963 | 2.71 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 2.78 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 2.33 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1966 | 2.43 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 2.28 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 2.61 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 2.17 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 2.37 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2.51 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 2.12 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 2.35 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 2.33 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 2 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1978 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.27 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 2.12 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.92 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 1.96 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.78 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7208 tonnes per person | -52.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8417 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1994 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +78.0% |
| 1995 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -32.8% |
| 1996 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +34.2% |
| 1999 | 1.53 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3144 tonnes per person | -79.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0764 tonnes per person | -75.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0738 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0913 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2583 tonnes per person | +182.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4015 tonnes per person | +55.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2095 tonnes per person | -47.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4719 tonnes per person | +125.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5761 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4675 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4429 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.278 tonnes per person | -37.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2741 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.388 tonnes per person | +41.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2714 tonnes per person | -30.0% |
| 2015 | 0.344 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4039 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3461 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2156 tonnes per person | -37.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -90.5% |
| 2020 | -0.1082 tonnes per person | -627.5% |
| 2021 | -0.1845 tonnes per person | +70.5% |
| 2022 | -0.3161 tonnes per person | +71.4% |
| 2023 | -0.319 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | -0.3888 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's -0.3888 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's -0.3888 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person, 5.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 | -627.5% | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -0.1082 tonnes per person |
| 2004 | +182.7% | 0.0913 tonnes per person | 0.2583 tonnes per person |
| 2007 | +125.2% | 0.2095 tonnes per person | 0.4719 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | -90.5% | 0.2156 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person |
| 1994 | +78.0% | 1.1 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | -79.5% | 1.53 tonnes per person | 0.3144 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.99 tonnes per person | 11.56 tonnes per person | 12.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 11.08 tonnes per person | 10.73 tonnes per person | 11.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 10.31 tonnes per person | 9.99 tonnes per person | 10.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.55 tonnes per person | 9.26 tonnes per person | 9.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 8.72 tonnes per person | 8.35 tonnes per person | 9.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.16 tonnes per person | 7.91 tonnes per person | 8.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.03 tonnes per person | 6.6 tonnes per person | 7.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.41 tonnes per person | 6.2 tonnes per person | 6.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.07 tonnes per person | 5.95 tonnes per person | 6.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.05 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | 5.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.78 tonnes per person | 3.36 tonnes per person | 4.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.72 tonnes per person | 2.23 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 tonnes per person | 0.7208 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2941 tonnes per person | 0.0738 tonnes per person | 0.5761 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2984 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 0.4429 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2633 tonnes per person | -0.3888 tonnes per person | -0.1082 tonnes per person | 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belarus?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Belarus was -0.3888 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 12.65 tonnes per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3888 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Belarus ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 243.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.