Co emissions per capita in Belize
Belize: Co emissions per capita was 1.91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Co emissions per capita in Belize, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co emissions per capita in Belize is 1.91, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Belize peaked at 2.17 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2652, in 1950.
Belize ranks 135th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Co emissions per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2652 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3605 | +36.0% |
| 1952 | 0.3496 | -3.0% |
| 1953 | 0.3881 | +11.0% |
| 1954 | 0.3773 | -2.8% |
| 1955 | 0.367 | -2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3571 | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3475 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 0.465 | +33.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4528 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.4814 | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 0.3913 | -18.7% |
| 1962 | 0.7247 | +85.2% |
| 1963 | 0.631 | -12.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8293 | +31.4% |
| 1965 | 0.805 | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.747 | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 1.09 | +45.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8942 | -17.7% |
| 1969 | 1.15 | +28.4% |
| 1970 | 1 | -12.8% |
| 1971 | 1.16 | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 1.26 | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 1.16 | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 1.2 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.35 | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 1.32 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.46 | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 1.56 | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 1.47 | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 1.31 | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 1.23 | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 1.13 | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 1.1 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.16 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 1.22 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.33 | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 1.42 | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1.68 | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 1.7 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.17 | +27.8% |
| 1992 | 1.86 | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 1.94 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.88 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.85 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.46 | -20.8% |
| 1997 | 1.79 | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 1.64 | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.49 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.64 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 1.69 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.64 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.44 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 1.49 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.42 | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 1.64 | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 1.68 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.41 | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 1.38 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.44 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.92 | +33.7% |
| 2016 | 1.85 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.79 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.73 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.99 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 1.67 | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 1.75 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.86 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.91 | +2.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.91 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.04, 63% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.91 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.93, 65% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +85.2% | 0.3913 | 0.7247 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.373 | 0.2652 | 0.465 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7739 | 0.3913 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 | 1 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 | 1.08 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 | 1.46 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 | 1.42 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 1.38 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.67 | 1.91 | 5 |
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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 co emissions per capita in Belize?
- Co emissions per capita in Belize was 1.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 in 1991.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2652 in 1950.
- How does Belize rank for co emissions per capita?
- Belize ranks 135th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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