Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Belize
Belize: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 375.25 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Belize, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belize is 375.25 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 in Belize peaked at 375.25 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million tonnes, in 1950.
That places Belize 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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
- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belize?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Belize was 375.25 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 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?
- Belize ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.