Belize vs Ecuador: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Belize
170.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Ecuador
159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Belize rank
167th
Ecuador rank
169th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Belize
- Ecuador
How they compare
Belize currently reports 170.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Ecuador, a difference of 11.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 167th and Ecuador ranks 169th of 213 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 224.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 295.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 70.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 127.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 300.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 172.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 164.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 177.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 13.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Belize or Ecuador?
- Belize, at 170.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Belize and Ecuador?
- 11.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Ecuador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Ecuador rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Belize ranks 167th and Ecuador ranks 169th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.