Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Belarus
Belarus: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
9th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1978
All-time low
0.5896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Belarus stood at 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Belarus peaked at 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.5896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
Belarus ranks 9th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Belarus, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.6142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.6204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 0.6262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 0.6314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 0.6357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 0.6391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.6414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.6425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.6421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.6403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.6368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.6323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 0.6275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1863 | 0.6226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1864 | 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.6127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.6077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.6029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.5982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.5938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.5896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.5933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.6102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1873 | 0.6368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1874 | 0.6697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1875 | 0.706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1876 | 0.7424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1877 | 0.7761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1878 | 0.8041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1879 | 0.8239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 0.8328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.8344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.8345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.8334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.8313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.8286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.8257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.8227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.8178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.8273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 0.8322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 0.8366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.8403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.8432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.8452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.8461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.8456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.8438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.8405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.8355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1901 | 0.8295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 0.8232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.8167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 0.8101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1905 | 0.8035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.7906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1908 | 0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.7786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.7731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.7914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1913 | 0.8171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1914 | 0.8493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1915 | 0.8848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1916 | 0.9207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1917 | 0.9539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1918 | 0.9819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1919 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1922 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1924 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1926 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.9973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.9863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 0.9695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1933 | 0.9486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1934 | 0.9254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1935 | 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1936 | 0.8778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.8564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1938 | 0.8386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1939 | 0.8256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.8188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1941 | 0.8255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 0.8494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1943 | 0.8865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1944 | 0.9329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1945 | 0.9849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1946 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1947 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1948 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1949 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.7% |
| 1951 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 6.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 3.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 6 Central African Republic 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 7 Lithuania 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 8 Palau 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 10 Ireland 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 11 South Sudan 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 12 Chad 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Belarus?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Belarus was 1.7 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 nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Belarus rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belarus ranks 9th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.