Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Belize
Belize: Farm gate — Emissions per capita was 1.37 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, farm gate — emissions per capita in Belize stood at 1.37 t CO2eq/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per capita in Belize peaked at 1.8 t CO2eq/cap in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.12 t CO2eq/cap, in 2004.
Belize ranks 52nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.78 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.7 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.8 t CO2eq/cap | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 1.66 t CO2eq/cap | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 1.34 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.43 t CO2eq/cap | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | -30.9% |
| 2005 | 1.17 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.15 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.22 t CO2eq/cap | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.24 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.34 t CO2eq/cap | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.41 t CO2eq/cap | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.58 t CO2eq/cap | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 1.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.41 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 1.37 t CO2eq/cap | +15.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.37 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.71 t CO2eq/cap, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.37 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.685 t CO2eq/cap, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 t CO2eq/cap | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap | 1.8 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 t CO2eq/cap | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | 1.58 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 49 Myanmar 1.39 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 49 Niger 1.39 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 51 OECD 1.38 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 52 Kazakhstan 1.37 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 54 Russian Federation 1.32 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 1.32 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 54 Russia 1.32 t CO2eq/cap 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 farm gate — emissions per capita in Belize?
- Farm gate — emissions per capita in Belize was 1.37 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 t CO2eq/cap in 1992.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Belize ranks 52nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.