Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Belize
Belize: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.0739 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Belize is 0.0739, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0877 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0394, in 2011.
That places Belize 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0837 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0858 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0637 | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0585 | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0569 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0638 | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0525 | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0866 | +65.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0848 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0809 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0511 | -36.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0496 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.047 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0451 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0394 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0424 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0469 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0438 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0431 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0523 | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0611 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0394 | -35.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0411 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0499 | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0478 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0562 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0593 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0659 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0654 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0877 | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0812 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0726 | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0701 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0739 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0739 | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0739 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1548, 48% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0739 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1086, 68% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +65.0% | 0.0525 | 0.0866 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0717 | 0.0525 | 0.0866 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0461 | 0.0394 | 0.0523 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0574 | 0.0394 | 0.0877 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0743 | 0.0701 | 0.0812 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More climate change data for Belize
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 226.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 67.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 159.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 38.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1462 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Belize?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Belize was 0.0739 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0877 in 2019.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0394 in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Belize ranks 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.