Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize
Belize: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.41 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize is 0.41 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize peaked at 0.45 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.06 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
That places Belize 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +157.1% |
| 2007 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +94.7% |
| 2011 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.41 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.59 terawatt-hours, 7% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.41 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 45% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +157.1% | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours |
| 2010 | +94.7% | 0.19 terawatt-hours | 0.37 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.121 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.361 terawatt-hours | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 0.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.384 terawatt-hours | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 0.41 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 143 Rwanda 0.56 terawatt-hours compare
- 144 Greenland 0.5 terawatt-hours compare
- 145 Mauritania 0.47 terawatt-hours compare
- 147 Equatorial Guinea 0.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 148 Hong Kong 0.39 terawatt-hours compare
- 148 Martinique 0.39 terawatt-hours compare
- 148 Palestine 0.39 terawatt-hours 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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize was 0.41 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Belize ranks 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.