Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Belize or Iceland?

Belize, at 288.45 kt against 262.57 kt in Iceland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Iceland?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Iceland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Belize

288.45 kt

in 2023

Iceland

262.57 kt

in 2023

Belize rank

178th

Iceland rank

180th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Belize
Iceland

How they compare

Belize currently reports 288.45 kt against 262.57 kt in Iceland, a difference of 25.88 kt.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Belize ranks 178th and Iceland ranks 180th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	64.66 kt	149.95 kt	85.29 kt	Iceland
1970s	92.72 kt	203.36 kt	110.64 kt	Iceland
1980s	112.04 kt	209.79 kt	97.75 kt	Iceland
1990s	140.6 kt	228.11 kt	87.52 kt	Iceland
2000s	189.92 kt	292.87 kt	102.94 kt	Iceland
2010s	239.61 kt	278.41 kt	38.8 kt	Iceland
2020s	279.03 kt	269.44 kt	9.6 kt	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Belize or Iceland?: Belize, at 288.45 kt against 262.57 kt in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Belize and Iceland?: 25.88 kt, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Iceland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Belize and Iceland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Belize ranks 178th and Iceland ranks 180th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf