Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0324 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0324 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.0324 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Belize ranks 147th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +89.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 kt per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0195 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0209 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 kt per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0204 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0281 kt per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.027 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0265 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.031 kt per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0269 kt per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0289 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.03 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0324 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0324 kt per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2479 kt per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0324 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1948 kt per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +89.9% | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0248 kt per square kilometre | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | 0.031 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0296 kt per square kilometre | 0.0269 kt per square kilometre | 0.0324 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 144 Kenya 0.0377 kt per square kilometre compare
- 145 Burundi 0.0342 kt per square kilometre compare
- 146 Togo 0.0331 kt per square kilometre compare
- 148 Iceland 0.0304 kt per square kilometre compare
- 149 Uganda 0.0299 kt per square kilometre compare
- 150 Mongolia 0.0257 kt 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 energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Belize?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Belize was 0.0324 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0324 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.