Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus
Belarus: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -3.52 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus stood at -3.52 million tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 237.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus peaked at 42.95 million tonnes in 1909 and was at its lowest, -3.52 million tonnes, in 2024.
Belarus ranks 174th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38.76 million tonnes | 38.36 million tonnes | 39.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 39.38 million tonnes | 39.02 million tonnes | 39.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 40.32 million tonnes | 40.00 million tonnes | 40.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 41.09 million tonnes | 40.60 million tonnes | 41.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 41.27 million tonnes | 40.98 million tonnes | 41.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 42.43 million tonnes | 41.97 million tonnes | 42.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 40.20 million tonnes | 39.40 million tonnes | 41.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 40.22 million tonnes | 39.86 million tonnes | 40.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 41.75 million tonnes | 41.08 million tonnes | 42.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 38.01 million tonnes | 36.29 million tonnes | 39.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 28.58 million tonnes | 24.70 million tonnes | 32.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 23.38 million tonnes | 20.01 million tonnes | 29.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.52 million tonnes | 18.13 million tonnes | 23.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.78 million tonnes | 15.89 million tonnes | 21.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.87 million tonnes | 7.35 million tonnes | 19.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 million tonnes | 728,696 tonnes | 5.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 million tonnes | 193,569 tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.41 million tonnes | -3.52 million tonnes | -1.01 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 171 Montenegro -2.46 million tonnes compare
- 172 Croatia -2.62 million tonnes compare
- 173 Moldova -3.39 million tonnes compare
- 175 South Korea -3.62 million tonnes compare
- 176 Haiti -4.24 million tonnes compare
- 177 United Kingdom -4.53 million tonnes compare
More climate change data for Belarus
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 7.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 79.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.18 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.16 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belarus was -3.52 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 42.95 million tonnes in 1909.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.52 million tonnes in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Belarus ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 237.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.