emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.3951 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Belize, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Belize stood at 0.3951 tonnes per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.502 tonnes per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0767 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Belize ranks 188th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0767 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0782 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0773 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0796 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0809 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0832 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0891 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0918 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1895 tonnes per square kilometre | +89.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1138 tonnes per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1059 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1112 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1142 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1153 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1237 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1273 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1309 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1399 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1421 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1494 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1526 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1589 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1648 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1773 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1767 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1845 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1982 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2629 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2941 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2972 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3238 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3149 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3495 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3208 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4378 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4766 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.502 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4506 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4522 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3758 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3944 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3901 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4033 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3723 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3413 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3181 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3698 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3845 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3914 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3991 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4232 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4145 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.421 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4149 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4206 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4202 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3832 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3875 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3951 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.3951 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.3951 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 | +89.6% | 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1895 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1971 | -40.0% | 0.1895 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1138 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +36.5% | 0.3208 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4378 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +32.6% | 0.1982 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2629 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0841 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0767 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1242 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1059 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1895 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1644 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1399 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1982 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.358 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2629 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.502 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3868 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3181 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4522 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4109 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3845 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4232 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3886 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3832 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3951 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 185 Chad 0.4577 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 186 Russia 0.4289 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 187 Saudi Arabia 0.4235 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 189 Mali 0.3869 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 190 Canada 0.3271 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 191 Yemen 0.3161 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Belize?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.3951 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.502 tonnes per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0767 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 188th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.