Co2 land use per capita in Belize
Belize: Co2 land use per capita was 15.29 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
15.29
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
79.4
in 1989
All-time low
6.25
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Belize, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Belize is 15.29, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Belize peaked at 79.4 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 6.25, in 1850.
That places Belize 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 6.25 | — |
| 1851 | 14 | +124.1% |
| 1852 | 8.45 | -39.6% |
| 1853 | 23.53 | +178.4% |
| 1854 | 11.9 | -49.4% |
| 1855 | 16.55 | +39.2% |
| 1856 | 9.99 | -39.7% |
| 1857 | 14.74 | +47.6% |
| 1858 | 9.2 | -37.5% |
| 1859 | 7.52 | -18.3% |
| 1860 | 14 | +86.3% |
| 1861 | 14.37 | +2.6% |
| 1862 | 21.83 | +51.9% |
| 1863 | 38.92 | +78.3% |
| 1864 | 20.48 | -47.4% |
| 1865 | 38.53 | +88.1% |
| 1866 | 20.64 | -46.4% |
| 1867 | 21.28 | +3.1% |
| 1868 | 25.5 | +19.8% |
| 1869 | 16.43 | -35.6% |
| 1870 | 17.36 | +5.6% |
| 1871 | 13.96 | -19.6% |
| 1872 | 12.93 | -7.4% |
| 1873 | 28.85 | +123.1% |
| 1874 | 64 | +121.9% |
| 1875 | 37.77 | -41.0% |
| 1876 | 25.62 | -32.2% |
| 1877 | 18.43 | -28.1% |
| 1878 | 15.66 | -15.0% |
| 1879 | 24.76 | +58.1% |
| 1880 | 17.09 | -31.0% |
| 1881 | 14.68 | -14.1% |
| 1882 | 14.11 | -3.9% |
| 1883 | 45.7 | +223.9% |
| 1884 | 31.79 | -30.5% |
| 1885 | 38.72 | +21.8% |
| 1886 | 44.46 | +14.8% |
| 1887 | 24.56 | -44.8% |
| 1888 | 18.41 | -25.0% |
| 1889 | 15.88 | -13.7% |
| 1890 | 34.01 | +114.1% |
| 1891 | 26.1 | -23.3% |
| 1892 | 28.31 | +8.5% |
| 1893 | 32.93 | +16.3% |
| 1894 | 20.04 | -39.2% |
| 1895 | 15.88 | -20.7% |
| 1896 | 27.17 | +71.1% |
| 1897 | 52.73 | +94.0% |
| 1898 | 33.32 | -36.8% |
| 1899 | 26.11 | -21.6% |
| 1900 | 18.47 | -29.3% |
| 1901 | 22.16 | +20.0% |
| 1902 | 16.46 | -25.7% |
| 1903 | 20.37 | +23.7% |
| 1904 | 53.43 | +162.3% |
| 1905 | 26.39 | -50.6% |
| 1906 | 21.32 | -19.2% |
| 1907 | 16.6 | -22.1% |
| 1908 | 34.38 | +107.1% |
| 1909 | 22.79 | -33.7% |
| 1910 | 26.29 | +15.4% |
| 1911 | 48.42 | +84.2% |
| 1912 | 26.45 | -45.4% |
| 1913 | 29.17 | +10.3% |
| 1914 | 46.15 | +58.2% |
| 1915 | 30.99 | -32.9% |
| 1916 | 35.38 | +14.2% |
| 1917 | 28.53 | -19.4% |
| 1918 | 48.32 | +69.4% |
| 1919 | 53.7 | +11.1% |
| 1920 | 29.11 | -45.8% |
| 1921 | 21.5 | -26.1% |
| 1922 | 18.11 | -15.8% |
| 1923 | 23.02 | +27.1% |
| 1924 | 23.14 | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 19.96 | -13.7% |
| 1926 | 21.96 | +10.0% |
| 1927 | 16.35 | -25.5% |
| 1928 | 35.78 | +118.8% |
| 1929 | 20.26 | -43.4% |
| 1930 | 29.04 | +43.3% |
| 1931 | 39.07 | +34.5% |
| 1932 | 24.56 | -37.2% |
| 1933 | 26.21 | +6.7% |
| 1934 | 25.42 | -3.0% |
| 1935 | 20.36 | -19.9% |
| 1936 | 17.34 | -14.8% |
| 1937 | 33.12 | +91.0% |
| 1938 | 20.81 | -37.2% |
| 1939 | 43.38 | +108.5% |
| 1940 | 28.43 | -34.5% |
| 1941 | 38.38 | +35.0% |
| 1942 | 37.59 | -2.1% |
| 1943 | 30.42 | -19.1% |
| 1944 | 33.8 | +11.1% |
| 1945 | 23.7 | -29.9% |
| 1946 | 45.44 | +91.8% |
| 1947 | 36.47 | -19.7% |
| 1948 | 24.87 | -31.8% |
| 1949 | 29.98 | +20.5% |
| 1950 | 22.4 | -25.3% |
| 1951 | 44.25 | +97.6% |
| 1952 | 49.02 | +10.8% |
| 1953 | 35.17 | -28.2% |
| 1954 | 35.87 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 38.87 | +8.4% |
| 1956 | 46.1 | +18.6% |
| 1957 | 27.1 | -41.2% |
| 1958 | 37.2 | +37.3% |
| 1959 | 72.53 | +94.9% |
| 1960 | 35.76 | -50.7% |
| 1961 | 21.22 | -40.7% |
| 1962 | 17.44 | -17.8% |
| 1963 | 20.47 | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 12.39 | -39.5% |
| 1965 | 18.1 | +46.1% |
| 1966 | 19 | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 10.76 | -43.4% |
| 1968 | 9.68 | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 15.01 | +55.0% |
| 1970 | 10.6 | -29.4% |
| 1971 | 7.64 | -27.9% |
| 1972 | 8.9 | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 15.64 | +75.7% |
| 1974 | 10.55 | -32.5% |
| 1975 | 19.68 | +86.5% |
| 1976 | 20 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 28.9 | +44.5% |
| 1978 | 15.85 | -45.2% |
| 1979 | 20.94 | +32.1% |
| 1980 | 22.47 | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 21.27 | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 11.83 | -44.4% |
| 1983 | 18.53 | +56.5% |
| 1984 | 15.57 | -16.0% |
| 1985 | 12.91 | -17.0% |
| 1986 | 35.31 | +173.4% |
| 1987 | 67.74 | +91.8% |
| 1988 | 67.09 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 79.4 | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 56.17 | -29.3% |
| 1991 | 66.6 | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 71.17 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 55.3 | -22.3% |
| 1994 | 35.22 | -36.3% |
| 1995 | 28.75 | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 23.22 | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 24.05 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 26.41 | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 23.2 | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 20.94 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 24.06 | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 24.92 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 18.3 | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 14.31 | -21.8% |
| 2005 | 12.62 | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 14.61 | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 13.17 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 13.11 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 19.86 | +51.5% |
| 2010 | 17.7 | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 16.21 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 14.14 | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 12.38 | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 19.62 | +58.5% |
| 2015 | 26.17 | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 16.95 | -35.2% |
| 2017 | 15.21 | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 12.69 | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 21.01 | +65.5% |
| 2020 | 18.62 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 15.32 | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 12.49 | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 16.13 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | 15.29 | -5.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 15.29 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027, 5616.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 15.29 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312, 489.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | +223.9% | 14.11 | 45.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.21 | 6.25 | 23.53 | 10 |
| 1860s | 23.2 | 14 | 38.92 | 10 |
| 1870s | 25.94 | 12.93 | 64 | 10 |
| 1880s | 26.54 | 14.11 | 45.7 | 10 |
| 1890s | 29.66 | 15.88 | 52.73 | 10 |
| 1900s | 25.24 | 16.46 | 53.43 | 10 |
| 1910s | 37.34 | 26.29 | 53.7 | 10 |
| 1920s | 22.92 | 16.35 | 35.78 | 10 |
| 1930s | 27.93 | 17.34 | 43.38 | 10 |
| 1940s | 32.91 | 23.7 | 45.44 | 10 |
| 1950s | 40.85 | 22.4 | 72.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.98 | 9.68 | 35.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.87 | 7.64 | 28.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.21 | 11.83 | 79.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.01 | 23.2 | 71.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.59 | 12.62 | 24.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.21 | 12.38 | 26.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.57 | 12.49 | 18.62 | 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 co2 land use per capita in Belize?
- Co2 land use per capita in Belize was 15.29 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4 in 1989.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.25 in 1850.
- How does Belize rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Belize ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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