Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belize
Belize: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 107.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belize, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belize is 107.5%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belize peaked at 155.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2009.
That places Belize 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 138.0% | — |
| 1991 | 138.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 139.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 139.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 140.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 140.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 154.1% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 155.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 152.6% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 153.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 151.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | -49.0% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 108.7% | +49.8% |
| 2012 | 111.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 105.2% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 111.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 107.5% | -3.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 107.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 107.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.9%, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -49.0% | 151.7% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | +49.8% | 72.5% | 108.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145.1% | 138.0% | 155.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 63.7% | 151.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.6% | 72.5% | 111.0% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belize?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belize was 107.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 155.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Belize ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.