Per capita ghg emissions in Belarus
Belarus: Per capita ghg emissions was 10.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.44
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
35th
of 199 countries
All-time high
18.15
in 1986
All-time low
7.8
in 1942
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Belarus, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Belarus stood at 10.44.
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 ghg emissions in Belarus peaked at 18.15 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 7.8, 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 12.48 | — |
| 1851 | 12.29 | -1.6% |
| 1852 | 12.11 | -1.4% |
| 1853 | 11.95 | -1.3% |
| 1854 | 12.02 | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 11.83 | -1.6% |
| 1856 | 11.86 | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 11.69 | -1.4% |
| 1858 | 11.59 | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 11.6 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 11.49 | -1.0% |
| 1861 | 11.41 | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 11.41 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 11.25 | -1.4% |
| 1864 | 11.18 | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 11.13 | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 11.06 | -0.6% |
| 1867 | 11.02 | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 10.92 | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 10.91 | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 10.94 | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 10.88 | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 10.73 | -1.4% |
| 1873 | 10.66 | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 10.67 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 10.63 | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 10.62 | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 10.6 | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 10.67 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 10.64 | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 10.55 | -0.8% |
| 1881 | 10.46 | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 10.49 | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 10.46 | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 10.4 | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 10.26 | -1.3% |
| 1886 | 10.25 | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 10.21 | -0.4% |
| 1888 | 10.13 | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 10.11 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 10.1 | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 9.94 | -1.6% |
| 1892 | 9.97 | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 9.9 | -0.6% |
| 1894 | 9.89 | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 9.86 | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 9.8 | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 9.76 | -0.4% |
| 1898 | 9.76 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 9.73 | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 9.88 | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 9.89 | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 9.8 | -0.9% |
| 1903 | 9.58 | -2.2% |
| 1904 | 9.63 | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 9.54 | -0.9% |
| 1906 | 9.48 | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 9.53 | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 9.49 | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 9.5 | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 9.13 | -3.9% |
| 1911 | 8.99 | -1.6% |
| 1912 | 8.93 | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 8.85 | -0.9% |
| 1914 | 8.99 | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 8.94 | -0.6% |
| 1916 | 8.79 | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 8.69 | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 8.28 | -4.7% |
| 1919 | 8.1 | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 8.13 | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 7.98 | -1.9% |
| 1922 | 7.98 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | 7.88 | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 7.9 | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 7.88 | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 7.96 | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 8.03 | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 8.04 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 8.06 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 8.25 | +2.3% |
| 1931 | 8.34 | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 8.41 | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 8.46 | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 8.61 | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 8.67 | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 8.94 | +3.1% |
| 1937 | 8.85 | -1.1% |
| 1938 | 8.93 | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 8.94 | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 8.96 | +0.2% |
| 1941 | 8.6 | -4.0% |
| 1942 | 7.8 | -9.3% |
| 1943 | 7.83 | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 8.18 | +4.4% |
| 1945 | 8.17 | -0.1% |
| 1946 | 8.33 | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 8.59 | +3.1% |
| 1948 | 8.62 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 8.84 | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 9.56 | +8.1% |
| 1951 | 9.48 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 9.61 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 9.62 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 9.93 | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 10.42 | +4.9% |
| 1956 | 10.85 | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 11.2 | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 11.43 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 11.64 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 11.43 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 11.55 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 11.48 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 11.77 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 11.98 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 12.06 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 12.55 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 12.79 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 13.14 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 13.17 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 13.34 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 13.86 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 14.3 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 14.76 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 14.89 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 15.39 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 15.71 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 15.75 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 16.02 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 16.1 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 16.44 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 16.19 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 16.18 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 16.18 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.27 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 16.93 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 18.15 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 17.07 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 17.12 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 16.4 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 16.06 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 15.07 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 13.64 | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 12.49 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 11.43 | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 10.39 | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 10.36 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 10.35 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.35 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.21 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 8.84 | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 8.79 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.81 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.08 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 9.67 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 9.87 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 10.19 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 10.19 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.72 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 10.55 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.8 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 10.67 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.93 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 11.31 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 11.09 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.63 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 10.6 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.73 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.95 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.89 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.63 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 10.89 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 10.47 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 10.41 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.44 | +0.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 10.44 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 10.44 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.94 | 11.59 | 12.48 | 10 |
| 1860s | 11.18 | 10.91 | 11.49 | 10 |
| 1870s | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.94 | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.33 | 10.11 | 10.55 | 10 |
| 1890s | 9.87 | 9.73 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.63 | 9.48 | 9.89 | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.77 | 8.1 | 9.13 | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.98 | 7.88 | 8.13 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.64 | 8.25 | 8.94 | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.39 | 7.8 | 8.96 | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.37 | 9.48 | 11.64 | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.19 | 11.43 | 13.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.01 | 13.34 | 16.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.69 | 16.18 | 18.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.03 | 10.21 | 16.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.67 | 8.79 | 10.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.86 | 10.6 | 11.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.57 | 10.41 | 10.89 | 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 ghg emissions in Belarus?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Belarus was 10.44 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.15 in 1986.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 1942.
- How does Belarus rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Belarus ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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