Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Belize
Belize: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 6.38 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.38 million tonnes
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
65th
of 197 countries
All-time high
14.22 million tonnes
in 1989
All-time low
161,729 tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Belize, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Belize recorded 6.38 million tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belize peaked at 14.22 million tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 161,729 tonnes, in 1850.
Belize ranks 65th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 161,729 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 362,736 tonnes | +124.3% |
| 1852 | 219,217 tonnes | -39.6% |
| 1853 | 610,825 tonnes | +178.6% |
| 1854 | 309,095 tonnes | -49.4% |
| 1855 | 430,593 tonnes | +39.3% |
| 1856 | 259,961 tonnes | -39.6% |
| 1857 | 384,060 tonnes | +47.7% |
| 1858 | 240,102 tonnes | -37.5% |
| 1859 | 196,134 tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1860 | 365,081 tonnes | +86.1% |
| 1861 | 374,058 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1862 | 566,821 tonnes | +51.5% |
| 1863 | 1.01 million tonnes | +77.7% |
| 1864 | 528,202 tonnes | -47.5% |
| 1865 | 990,233 tonnes | +87.5% |
| 1866 | 528,532 tonnes | -46.6% |
| 1867 | 543,188 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1868 | 648,784 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1869 | 417,623 tonnes | -35.6% |
| 1870 | 441,768 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1871 | 356,544 tonnes | -19.3% |
| 1872 | 332,178 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1873 | 747,126 tonnes | +124.9% |
| 1874 | 1.67 million tonnes | +123.7% |
| 1875 | 994,556 tonnes | -40.5% |
| 1876 | 680,185 tonnes | -31.6% |
| 1877 | 493,394 tonnes | -27.5% |
| 1878 | 422,642 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1879 | 674,579 tonnes | +59.6% |
| 1880 | 470,677 tonnes | -30.2% |
| 1881 | 409,159 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 1882 | 398,460 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1883 | 1.31 million tonnes | +228.6% |
| 1884 | 923,621 tonnes | -29.5% |
| 1885 | 1.14 million tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1886 | 1.33 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1887 | 744,928 tonnes | -44.0% |
| 1888 | 566,638 tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1889 | 496,289 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1890 | 1.08 million tonnes | +117.6% |
| 1891 | 842,390 tonnes | -22.0% |
| 1892 | 929,923 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1893 | 1.10 million tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1894 | 682,640 tonnes | -38.0% |
| 1895 | 551,066 tonnes | -19.3% |
| 1896 | 960,041 tonnes | +74.2% |
| 1897 | 1.90 million tonnes | +97.6% |
| 1898 | 1.22 million tonnes | -35.7% |
| 1899 | 972,169 tonnes | -20.4% |
| 1900 | 697,479 tonnes | -28.3% |
| 1901 | 847,263 tonnes | +21.5% |
| 1902 | 635,851 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1903 | 793,366 tonnes | +24.8% |
| 1904 | 2.10 million tonnes | +164.5% |
| 1905 | 1.05 million tonnes | -50.2% |
| 1906 | 851,404 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1907 | 668,570 tonnes | -21.5% |
| 1908 | 1.40 million tonnes | +108.8% |
| 1909 | 933,660 tonnes | -33.1% |
| 1910 | 1.09 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1911 | 2.03 million tonnes | +86.2% |
| 1912 | 1.12 million tonnes | -44.8% |
| 1913 | 1.25 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1914 | 2.00 million tonnes | +60.2% |
| 1915 | 1.36 million tonnes | -32.0% |
| 1916 | 1.57 million tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1917 | 1.28 million tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1918 | 2.20 million tonnes | +71.4% |
| 1919 | 2.47 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1920 | 1.36 million tonnes | -45.1% |
| 1921 | 1.02 million tonnes | -25.2% |
| 1922 | 865,620 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 1923 | 1.11 million tonnes | +28.7% |
| 1924 | 1.13 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 990,636 tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1926 | 1.10 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1927 | 832,204 tonnes | -24.6% |
| 1928 | 1.84 million tonnes | +121.6% |
| 1929 | 1.06 million tonnes | -42.6% |
| 1930 | 1.54 million tonnes | +45.3% |
| 1931 | 2.10 million tonnes | +36.4% |
| 1932 | 1.34 million tonnes | -36.3% |
| 1933 | 1.45 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1934 | 1.42 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 1.16 million tonnes | -18.7% |
| 1936 | 999,942 tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1937 | 1.94 million tonnes | +93.8% |
| 1938 | 1.24 million tonnes | -36.3% |
| 1939 | 2.61 million tonnes | +111.4% |
| 1940 | 1.73 million tonnes | -33.6% |
| 1941 | 2.37 million tonnes | +36.7% |
| 1942 | 2.35 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1943 | 1.92 million tonnes | -18.2% |
| 1944 | 2.16 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1945 | 1.53 million tonnes | -29.1% |
| 1946 | 2.97 million tonnes | +93.9% |
| 1947 | 2.41 million tonnes | -18.9% |
| 1948 | 1.66 million tonnes | -31.0% |
| 1949 | 2.03 million tonnes | +22.4% |
| 1950 | 1.55 million tonnes | -23.8% |
| 1951 | 3.15 million tonnes | +103.4% |
| 1952 | 3.60 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1953 | 2.66 million tonnes | -26.1% |
| 1954 | 2.79 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 3.10 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1956 | 3.78 million tonnes | +21.9% |
| 1957 | 2.29 million tonnes | -39.6% |
| 1958 | 3.22 million tonnes | +41.0% |
| 1959 | 6.46 million tonnes | +100.2% |
| 1960 | 3.27 million tonnes | -49.4% |
| 1961 | 1.99 million tonnes | -39.2% |
| 1962 | 1.68 million tonnes | -15.7% |
| 1963 | 2.02 million tonnes | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 1.26 million tonnes | -37.7% |
| 1965 | 1.89 million tonnes | +50.5% |
| 1966 | 2.05 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 1.20 million tonnes | -41.6% |
| 1968 | 1.11 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 1.77 million tonnes | +59.5% |
| 1970 | 1.28 million tonnes | -27.8% |
| 1971 | 938,314 tonnes | -26.7% |
| 1972 | 1.11 million tonnes | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 1.98 million tonnes | +78.2% |
| 1974 | 1.35 million tonnes | -31.6% |
| 1975 | 2.57 million tonnes | +89.7% |
| 1976 | 2.66 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 3.93 million tonnes | +47.5% |
| 1978 | 2.20 million tonnes | -44.0% |
| 1979 | 2.97 million tonnes | +35.0% |
| 1980 | 3.26 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 3.16 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.81 million tonnes | -42.9% |
| 1983 | 2.90 million tonnes | +60.4% |
| 1984 | 2.49 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 2.12 million tonnes | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 5.92 million tonnes | +179.7% |
| 1987 | 11.61 million tonnes | +96.2% |
| 1988 | 11.75 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 14.22 million tonnes | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 10.28 million tonnes | -27.7% |
| 1991 | 12.46 million tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 13.59 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 10.78 million tonnes | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 7.01 million tonnes | -34.9% |
| 1995 | 5.87 million tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 4.88 million tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 5.23 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 5.95 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 5.41 million tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 5.04 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 5.98 million tonnes | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 6.38 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 4.83 million tonnes | -24.3% |
| 2004 | 3.89 million tonnes | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 3.53 million tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 4.21 million tonnes | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 3.90 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 3.99 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.21 million tonnes | +55.6% |
| 2010 | 5.67 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 5.31 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 4.73 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 4.23 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 6.85 million tonnes | +61.9% |
| 2015 | 9.33 million tonnes | +36.2% |
| 2016 | 6.18 million tonnes | -33.7% |
| 2017 | 5.68 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 4.83 million tonnes | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 8.11 million tonnes | +67.9% |
| 2020 | 7.28 million tonnes | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 6.06 million tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 5.03 million tonnes | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 6.63 million tonnes | +31.8% |
| 2024 | 6.38 million tonnes | -3.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 6.38 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes, 4462.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 6.38 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 174,516 tonnes, 36.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 | +228.6% | 398,460 tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 317,445 tonnes | 161,729 tonnes | 610,825 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 596,950 tonnes | 365,081 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 681,438 tonnes | 332,178 tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 778,988 tonnes | 398,460 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.02 million tonnes | 551,066 tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 996,744 tonnes | 635,851 tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.13 million tonnes | 832,204 tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.58 million tonnes | 999,942 tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.11 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.26 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.82 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.10 million tonnes | 938,314 tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.92 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | 14.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.15 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 13.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.80 million tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | 6.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | 9.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.27 million tonnes | 5.03 million tonnes | 7.28 million tonnes | 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belize?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Belize was 6.38 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 14.22 million tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,729 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Belize rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Belize ranks 65th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.