LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Belize
Belize: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 11.37 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Belize recorded 11.37 t CO2eq/cap for lulucf — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Belize peaked at 25.53 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.37 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Belize ranks 3rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.53 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 24.99 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 24.47 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 23.98 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 23.47 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 22.89 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 22.1 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 21.24 t CO2eq/cap | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 20.87 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 19.89 t CO2eq/cap | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 19.41 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 16.23 t CO2eq/cap | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 15.86 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 16.25 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.68 t CO2eq/cap | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 14.65 t CO2eq/cap | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 13.97 t CO2eq/cap | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 13.99 t CO2eq/cap | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 13.36 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 12.9 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 12.73 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 18.24 t CO2eq/cap | +43.3% |
| 2012 | 16.58 t CO2eq/cap | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 16.64 t CO2eq/cap | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.91 t CO2eq/cap | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 15.7 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.6 t CO2eq/cap | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 12.48 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.04 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 12.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.64 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 11.38 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 11.37 t CO2eq/cap | -0.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 11.37 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.105 t CO2eq/cap, 108.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +43.3% | 12.73 t CO2eq/cap | 18.24 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.94 t CO2eq/cap | 19.89 t CO2eq/cap | 25.53 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.13 t CO2eq/cap | 12.9 t CO2eq/cap | 19.41 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5 t CO2eq/cap | 12.04 t CO2eq/cap | 18.24 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.64 t CO2eq/cap | 11.37 t CO2eq/cap | 12.16 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 lulucf — emissions per capita in Belize?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Belize was 11.37 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 25.53 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.37 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Belize ranks 3rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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 LULUCF — 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.