Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Belize
Belize: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
86th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.8142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2003
All-time low
0.3091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2004
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Belize, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Belize is 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.8142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2004.
Belize ranks 86th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -25.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +70.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +41.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -62.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +47.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 0.593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +47.9% |
| 2014 | 0.564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +70.1% | 0.3379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2004 | -62.0% | 0.8142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 83 Senegal 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 85 Somalia 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 87 Qatar 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 88 Zimbabwe 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 89 South Africa 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Belize?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Belize was 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Belize ranks 86th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.