emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Belize
Belize: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0224 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Belize, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Belize stood at 0.0224 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0491 tonnes per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 tonnes per person, in 1966.
Belize ranks 164th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0358 tonnes per person | +85.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -41.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.02 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.022 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0328 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0379 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0483 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0491 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0427 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0335 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0328 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0329 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0224 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 68% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0224 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 56% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +85.4% | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 0.0358 tonnes per person |
| 1971 | -41.0% | 0.0358 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person |
| 1997 | +32.0% | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 0.0459 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | +29.7% | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 0.0328 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 0.0206 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 0.0194 tonnes per person | 0.0358 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0231 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0395 tonnes per person | 0.0328 tonnes per person | 0.0491 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 0.0427 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0266 tonnes per person | 0.0248 tonnes per person | 0.0283 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Belize?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Belize was 0.0224 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0491 tonnes per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 tonnes per person in 1966.
- How does Belize rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Belize ranks 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.