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.
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
- 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
- Spring temperature anomalies 4.96 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -6.27 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.19 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.92 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 801.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.