Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Belize
Belize: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 5.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Belize stood at 5.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Belize peaked at 5.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.51 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
Belize ranks 171st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.51 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.44 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.81 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.54 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 168 East Timor 5.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 169 Andorra 5.64 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 170 Cape Verde 5.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 172 Aruba 4.91 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 173 United States Virgin Islands 4.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 174 Curacao 4.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Belize
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total 422,924 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 175,776 (2025)
- Urban population 41.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.91 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 22.52 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.91 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.91 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Belize?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Belize was 5.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Belize ranks 171st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.