Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Belize

Belize: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 10.94 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
10.94 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
24.7 t CO2eq/cap
in 1990
All-time low
10.94 t CO2eq/cap
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Belize, 1990–2023

05101520251990200620231990: 24.7 t CO2eq/cap1991: 24.2 t CO2eq/cap1992: 23.7 t CO2eq/cap1993: 23.2 t CO2eq/cap1994: 22.7 t CO2eq/cap1995: 22.1 t CO2eq/cap1996: 21.4 t CO2eq/cap1997: 20.6 t CO2eq/cap1998: 20.2 t CO2eq/cap1999: 19.3 t CO2eq/cap2000: 18.8 t CO2eq/cap2001: 18 t CO2eq/cap2002: 17.5 t CO2eq/cap2003: 17.9 t CO2eq/cap2004: 16.3 t CO2eq/cap2005: 16.2 t CO2eq/cap2006: 15.4 t CO2eq/cap2007: 15.4 t CO2eq/cap2008: 14.7 t CO2eq/cap2009: 14.2 t CO2eq/cap2010: 14 t CO2eq/cap2011: 14.8 t CO2eq/cap2012: 13.2 t CO2eq/cap2013: 13.4 t CO2eq/cap2014: 12.7 t CO2eq/cap2015: 12.6 t CO2eq/cap2016: 12.2 t CO2eq/cap2017: 12 t CO2eq/cap2018: 11.6 t CO2eq/cap2019: 11.6 t CO2eq/cap2020: 11.7 t CO2eq/cap2021: 11.2 t CO2eq/cap2022: 10.9 t CO2eq/cap2023: 10.9 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

Belize recorded 10.94 t CO2eq/cap for land-use change — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Belize peaked at 24.7 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.94 t CO2eq/cap, in 2022.

Belize ranks 2nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.21 t CO2eq/cap 19.28 t CO2eq/cap 24.7 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 16.45 t CO2eq/cap 14.22 t CO2eq/cap 18.83 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 12.81 t CO2eq/cap 11.6 t CO2eq/cap 14.82 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 11.2 t CO2eq/cap 10.94 t CO2eq/cap 11.71 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 1 Suriname 18.72 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 3 Guyana 9.8 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 4 Central African Republic 7.76 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 5 Brazil 5.93 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Belize?
Land-use change — emissions per capita in Belize was 10.94 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 24.7 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 10.94 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
How does Belize rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
Belize ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 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.