AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Belize

Belize: AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 81.53 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
81.53 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 223 countries
All-time high
90.63 %
in 1990
All-time low
81.53 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Belize, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 90.6 %1991: 88.9 %1992: 89.8 %1993: 89.3 %1994: 89.3 %1995: 89.1 %1996: 90.2 %1997: 88.7 %1998: 89 %1999: 89.3 %2000: 88.4 %2001: 86 %2002: 86.3 %2003: 86.8 %2004: 86.5 %2005: 86.2 %2006: 84.8 %2007: 84.4 %2008: 84.8 %2009: 83.5 %2010: 83.3 %2011: 87.1 %2012: 88.2 %2013: 88.7 %2014: 88 %2015: 85.8 %2016: 83.5 %2017: 83.6 %2018: 83.6 %2019: 82.2 %2020: 83.7 %2021: 82.6 %2022: 81.9 %2023: 81.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Belize recorded 81.53 % for afolu — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share (co2eq) in Belize peaked at 90.63 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 81.53 %, in 2023.

Belize ranks 16th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Belize, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Belize, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 90.63 % —
1991 88.88 % -1.9%
1992 89.78 % +1.0%
1993 89.31 % -0.5%
1994 89.29 % -0.0%
1995 89.1 % -0.2%
1996 90.24 % +1.3%
1997 88.68 % -1.7%
1998 89.01 % +0.4%
1999 89.26 % +0.3%
2000 88.44 % -0.9%
2001 85.96 % -2.8%
2002 86.32 % +0.4%
2003 86.76 % +0.5%
2004 86.54 % -0.3%
2005 86.22 % -0.4%
2006 84.83 % -1.6%
2007 84.39 % -0.5%
2008 84.81 % +0.5%
2009 83.5 % -1.5%
2010 83.3 % -0.2%
2011 87.09 % +4.5%
2012 88.16 % +1.2%
2013 88.67 % +0.6%
2014 88.04 % -0.7%
2015 85.75 % -2.6%
2016 83.48 % -2.6%
2017 83.61 % +0.2%
2018 83.56 % -0.1%
2019 82.19 % -1.6%
2020 83.73 % +1.9%
2021 82.59 % -1.4%
2022 81.92 % -0.8%
2023 81.53 % -0.5%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 81.53 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.42 %, 5.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 81.53 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.99 %, 3.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89.42 % 88.68 % 90.63 % 10
2000s 85.78 % 83.5 % 88.44 % 10
2010s 85.39 % 82.19 % 88.67 % 10
2020s 82.44 % 81.53 % 83.73 % 4

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 13 Paraguay 83.92 % compare
  2. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 82.42 % compare
  3. 15 Guinea 82.02 % compare
  4. 17 United Republic of Tanzania 81.03 % compare
  5. 18 Cambodia 79.74 % compare
  6. 19 Tokelau 79.2 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions share (co2eq) in Belize?
Afolu — emissions share (co2eq) in Belize was 81.53 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 90.63 % in 1990.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 81.53 % in 2023.
How does Belize rank for afolu — emissions share (co2eq)?
Belize ranks 16th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.