Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Belarus
Belarus: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.3784 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3784 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
61st
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.11 tonnes per person
in 1957
All-time low
0.0002 tonnes per person
in 1832
Years of data
173
1830–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Belarus, 1830–2024
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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Belarus is 0.3784 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Belarus peaked at 1.11 tonnes per person in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 tonnes per person, in 1832.
That places Belarus 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Belarus, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1832 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 1833 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1850 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +430.8% |
| 1855 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +189.1% |
| 1858 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +36.5% |
| 1859 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +29.6% |
| 1862 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | +273.1% |
| 1867 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1868 | 0.015 tonnes per person | -28.9% |
| 1869 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +45.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | +43.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1875 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 0.0335 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1877 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 1878 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | +36.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1880 | 0.041 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1881 | 0.0353 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1882 | 0.036 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1883 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1884 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1888 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1889 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1890 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1893 | 0.0339 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1896 | 0.037 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0476 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0611 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0659 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0584 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0631 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1904 | 0.0756 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0841 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0952 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1907 | 0.1125 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1908 | 0.1127 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1909 | 0.1162 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1065 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1911 | 0.1206 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1506 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 1913 | 0.18 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1914 | 0.1409 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1915 | 0.1071 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1916 | 0.1127 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1917 | 0.1068 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0396 tonnes per person | -62.9% |
| 1919 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | -44.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0332 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0464 tonnes per person | +39.7% |
| 1925 | 0.0413 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1926 | 0.0743 tonnes per person | +80.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0949 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 1928 | 0.1168 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1089 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1024 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1207 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1932 | 0.1679 tonnes per person | +39.1% |
| 1933 | 0.2091 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1934 | 0.2681 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1935 | 0.3226 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1936 | 0.3844 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1937 | 0.3815 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.3975 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1939 | 0.4011 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 0.5479 tonnes per person | +36.6% |
| 1941 | 0.4189 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1942 | 0.1176 tonnes per person | -71.9% |
| 1943 | 0.1514 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 1944 | 0.2355 tonnes per person | +55.5% |
| 1945 | 0.4743 tonnes per person | +101.4% |
| 1946 | 0.518 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1947 | 0.6127 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1948 | 0.6216 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.6876 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1950 | 0.8385 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1951 | 0.903 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1952 | 0.9175 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.9243 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.9811 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1955 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1956 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 1.07 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1961 | 0.9451 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.8843 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8908 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8988 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.9139 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9268 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8991 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8593 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8479 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8824 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8848 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8864 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8699 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.846 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8608 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8845 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8908 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8583 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8568 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9065 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7938 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8052 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.799 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8023 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9493 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9959 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9684 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8548 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7482 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.617 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5775 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5749 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.497 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4739 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4096 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4202 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3758 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3269 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3205 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3051 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3065 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.301 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.292 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2757 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2816 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3056 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3141 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5288 tonnes per person | +68.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5112 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4892 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4315 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3886 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4088 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4181 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4346 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4052 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4198 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4155 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3797 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3784 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.3784 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.3784 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 91% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +430.8% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person |
| 1866 | +273.1% | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0191 tonnes per person |
| 1855 | +189.1% | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person |
| 1945 | +101.4% | 0.2355 tonnes per person | 0.4743 tonnes per person |
| 1926 | +80.2% | 0.0413 tonnes per person | 0.0743 tonnes per person |
| 1942 | -71.9% | 0.4189 tonnes per person | 0.1176 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 0.0383 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0318 tonnes per person | 0.024 tonnes per person | 0.0416 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0384 tonnes per person | 0.0275 tonnes per person | 0.0611 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0843 tonnes per person | 0.0584 tonnes per person | 0.1162 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1087 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 0.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0593 tonnes per person | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 0.1168 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2755 tonnes per person | 0.1024 tonnes per person | 0.4011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4386 tonnes per person | 0.1176 tonnes per person | 0.6876 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9988 tonnes per person | 0.8385 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9079 tonnes per person | 0.8479 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8721 tonnes per person | 0.846 tonnes per person | 0.8908 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9251 tonnes per person | 0.7938 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6722 tonnes per person | 0.4096 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3205 tonnes per person | 0.2757 tonnes per person | 0.4202 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4231 tonnes per person | 0.3056 tonnes per person | 0.5288 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3997 tonnes per person | 0.3784 tonnes per person | 0.4198 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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Belarus?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Belarus was 0.3784 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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 tonnes per person in 1957.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 1832.
- How does Belarus rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Belarus ranks 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.