Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
178th
of 195 countries
All-time high
21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre for methane emissions, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Belize 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 7.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 8.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 9.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 9.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 9.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 9.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 9.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 9.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 10.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 12.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 11.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 11.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 10.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 11.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 11.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 12.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 13.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 13.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 13.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 14.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 16.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 18.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 19.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 19.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 19.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 21.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 19.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 20.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 19.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 19.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 20.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 21.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 21.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 21.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 21.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 12.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 19.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 19.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 21.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 21.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 175 Mali 23.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 176 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 177 Norway 23.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 179 Yemen 21.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 180 Central African Republic 21.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 181 Kazakhstan 20.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre 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 methane emissions, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Belize was 21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Belize rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.