Belize vs South Africa: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Belize
0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belize rank
87th
South Africa rank
89th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Belize
- South Africa
How they compare
Belize currently reports 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Africa ahead.
Belize ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 89th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1860s | 0.0911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1870s | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1880s | 0.1079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0.142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.2074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.2995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.3614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.4283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Belize or South Africa?
- Belize, at 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Belize and South Africa?
- 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and South Africa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and South Africa rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belize ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 89th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.