Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belarus
Belarus: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
35th
of 199 countries
All-time high
18.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1986
All-time low
7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1942
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belarus, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belarus stood at 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belarus peaked at 18.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1942.
That places Belarus 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 11.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 10.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 9.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 32 Malaysia 10.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 33 Gabon 10.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 34 Singapore 10.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 36 Botswana 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 37 Norway 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 38 China 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belarus?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belarus was 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1942.
- How does Belarus rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Belarus ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.