Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Belarus
Belarus: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square was 49,363 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Belarus stood at 49,363 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Belarus peaked at 49,363 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39,390 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1992.
Belarus ranks 42nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Belarus, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 39,390 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 39,850 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 40,286 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 40,655 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 41,018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 41,377 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 41,752 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 42,113 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 42,397 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 42,668 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 42,941 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 43,218 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 43,521 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 43,829 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44,128 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44,448 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 44,785 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 45,107 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 45,435 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 45,748 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 46,072 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 46,404 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 46,716 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 47,021 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 47,324 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47,633 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 47,951 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 48,262 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48,545 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 48,843 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 49,101 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 49,363 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 49,363 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,084 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 49,363 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,185 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,805 tonnes per square kilometre | 39,390 tonnes per square kilometre | 42,113 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 43,704 tonnes per square kilometre | 42,397 tonnes per square kilometre | 45,107 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,857 tonnes per square kilometre | 45,435 tonnes per square kilometre | 48,262 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,963 tonnes per square kilometre | 48,545 tonnes per square kilometre | 49,363 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 39 Romania 51,307 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 40 Philippines 50,524 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 50,522 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 43 Thailand 48,535 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 44 Costa Rica 48,530 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 45 Vietnam 45,750 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Belarus?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Belarus was 49,363 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 49,363 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,390 tonnes per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Belarus ranks 42nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.