Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Belize

Belize: Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 12.36 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.36 %
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
208th
of 221 countries
All-time high
12.36 %
in 2023
All-time low
6.25 %
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Belize, 1990–2023

02.557.51012.51990200620231990: 6.3 %1991: 7.9 %1992: 7 %1993: 7.4 %1994: 7.3 %1995: 7.4 %1996: 6.2 %1997: 7.7 %1998: 7.2 %1999: 6.9 %2000: 7.7 %2001: 9.6 %2002: 9.1 %2003: 8.6 %2004: 8.6 %2005: 8.9 %2006: 10.2 %2007: 10.7 %2008: 10.2 %2009: 11.5 %2010: 11.6 %2011: 8.9 %2012: 7.7 %2013: 7 %2014: 7.5 %2015: 9.8 %2016: 11.2 %2017: 10.9 %2018: 10.8 %2019: 12.1 %2020: 10.5 %2021: 11.5 %2022: 12 %2023: 12.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Belize recorded 12.36 % for energy — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Belize peaked at 12.36 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.25 %, in 1996.

Belize ranks 208th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Belize, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 6.27 % —
1991 7.91 % +26.2%
1992 6.99 % -11.6%
1993 7.39 % +5.7%
1994 7.31 % -1.1%
1995 7.43 % +1.6%
1996 6.25 % -15.9%
1997 7.71 % +23.4%
1998 7.23 % -6.2%
1999 6.93 % -4.1%
2000 7.65 % +10.4%
2001 9.58 % +25.2%
2002 9.13 % -4.7%
2003 8.61 % -5.7%
2004 8.6 % -0.1%
2005 8.9 % +3.5%
2006 10.24 % +15.1%
2007 10.69 % +4.4%
2008 10.2 % -4.6%
2009 11.53 % +13.0%
2010 11.64 % +1.0%
2011 8.86 % -23.9%
2012 7.68 % -13.3%
2013 7.04 % -8.3%
2014 7.55 % +7.2%
2015 9.8 % +29.8%
2016 11.2 % +14.3%
2017 10.91 % -2.6%
2018 10.81 % -0.9%
2019 12.13 % +12.2%
2020 10.49 % -13.5%
2021 11.49 % +9.5%
2022 11.99 % +4.4%
2023 12.36 % +3.1%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 12.36 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.07 %, 18% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 12.36 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.38 %, 21% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.14 % 6.25 % 7.91 % 10
2000s 9.51 % 7.65 % 11.53 % 10
2010s 9.76 % 7.04 % 12.13 % 10
2020s 11.58 % 10.49 % 12.36 % 4

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 205 Burkina Faso 13.58 % compare
  2. 206 Cambodia 13.3 % compare
  3. 207 Paraguay 13.21 % compare
  4. 209 Guinea 11.33 % compare
  5. 210 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.28 % compare
  6. 211 Madagascar 10.25 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Belize?
Energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Belize was 12.36 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 12.36 % in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 6.25 % in 1996.
How does Belize rank for energy — emissions share (co2eq)?
Belize ranks 208th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 8,378 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.