Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Belize
Belize: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled was 375.25 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Belize, 1950–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Belize recorded 375.25 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Belize peaked at 375.25 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million tonnes, in 1950.
Belize ranks 146th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.57 million tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 4.74 million tonnes | +202.7% |
| 1952 | 8.36 million tonnes | +76.4% |
| 1953 | 11.05 million tonnes | +32.1% |
| 1954 | 13.86 million tonnes | +25.5% |
| 1955 | 17.00 million tonnes | +22.6% |
| 1956 | 20.81 million tonnes | +22.4% |
| 1957 | 23.13 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1958 | 26.39 million tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1959 | 32.89 million tonnes | +24.6% |
| 1960 | 36.20 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1961 | 38.22 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 39.96 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 42.05 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 43.39 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 45.37 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 47.50 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 48.82 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 50.03 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 51.94 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 53.34 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 54.42 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 55.69 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 57.81 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 59.32 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 62.06 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 64.90 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 69.03 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 71.44 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 74.62 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 78.07 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 81.42 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 83.39 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 86.46 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 89.13 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 91.43 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 97.55 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 109.39 million tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 121.39 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 135.91 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 146.51 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 159.37 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 173.32 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 184.48 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 191.86 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 198.11 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 203.30 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 208.92 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 215.24 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 220.99 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 226.43 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 232.85 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 239.67 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 244.93 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 249.21 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 253.16 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 257.81 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 262.18 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 266.60 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 273.33 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 279.53 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 285.41 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 290.61 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 295.31 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 302.66 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 312.67 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 319.53 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 325.88 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 331.36 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 340.24 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 348.17 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 354.92 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 360.68 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 368.07 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 375.25 million tonnes | +1.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 375.25 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.16 billion tonnes, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 375.25 million tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.47 billion tonnes, 15% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +202.7% | 1.57 million tonnes | 4.74 million tonnes |
| 1952 | +76.4% | 4.74 million tonnes | 8.36 million tonnes |
| 1953 | +32.1% | 8.36 million tonnes | 11.05 million tonnes |
| 1954 | +25.5% | 11.05 million tonnes | 13.86 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.98 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 32.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.35 million tonnes | 36.20 million tonnes | 51.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.26 million tonnes | 53.34 million tonnes | 74.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.41 million tonnes | 78.07 million tonnes | 135.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 190.21 million tonnes | 146.51 million tonnes | 220.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 250.62 million tonnes | 226.43 million tonnes | 273.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.32 million tonnes | 279.53 million tonnes | 340.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 361.42 million tonnes | 348.17 million tonnes | 375.25 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Belize?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Belize was 375.25 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 375.25 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Belize rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Belize ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.