Nitrous oxide emissions in Belize
Belize: Nitrous oxide emissions was 134,214 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
134,214
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
166th
of 201 countries
All-time high
214,987
in 2020
All-time low
2,044
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Nitrous oxide emissions in Belize, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide emissions in Belize stood at 134,214.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide emissions in Belize peaked at 214,987 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,044, in 1850.
That places Belize 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide emissions in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2,044 | — |
| 1851 | 2,072 | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 2,099 | +1.3% |
| 1853 | 2,127 | +1.3% |
| 1854 | 2,153 | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 2,178 | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 2,202 | +1.1% |
| 1857 | 2,224 | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 2,245 | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 2,263 | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 2,279 | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 2,294 | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 2,309 | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 2,323 | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 2,337 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 2,351 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 2,365 | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 2,379 | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 2,393 | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 2,408 | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 2,422 | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 2,450 | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 2,497 | +1.9% |
| 1873 | 2,561 | +2.5% |
| 1874 | 2,635 | +2.9% |
| 1875 | 2,716 | +3.1% |
| 1876 | 2,799 | +3.0% |
| 1877 | 2,878 | +2.8% |
| 1878 | 2,949 | +2.5% |
| 1879 | 3,008 | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 3,048 | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 3,077 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 3,104 | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 3,128 | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 3,151 | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 3,173 | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 3,194 | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 3,215 | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 3,237 | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 3,260 | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 3,603 | +10.5% |
| 1891 | 3,643 | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 3,697 | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 3,765 | +1.8% |
| 1894 | 3,845 | +2.1% |
| 1895 | 3,935 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | 4,035 | +2.5% |
| 1897 | 4,143 | +2.7% |
| 1898 | 4,258 | +2.8% |
| 1899 | 4,377 | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 4,501 | +2.8% |
| 1901 | 4,662 | +3.6% |
| 1902 | 4,883 | +4.7% |
| 1903 | 5,149 | +5.4% |
| 1904 | 5,443 | +5.7% |
| 1905 | 5,750 | +5.6% |
| 1906 | 6,054 | +5.3% |
| 1907 | 6,339 | +4.7% |
| 1908 | 6,589 | +3.9% |
| 1909 | 6,788 | +3.0% |
| 1910 | 6,920 | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 7,011 | +1.3% |
| 1912 | 7,099 | +1.3% |
| 1913 | 7,184 | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 7,264 | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 7,341 | +1.1% |
| 1916 | 7,413 | +1.0% |
| 1917 | 7,480 | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 7,542 | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 7,599 | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 7,650 | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 7,688 | +0.5% |
| 1922 | 7,708 | +0.3% |
| 1923 | 7,713 | +0.1% |
| 1924 | 7,710 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | 7,701 | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 7,693 | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 7,689 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | 7,695 | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 7,714 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 7,751 | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 7,818 | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 7,918 | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 8,049 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 8,203 | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 8,377 | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 8,565 | +2.2% |
| 1937 | 8,763 | +2.3% |
| 1938 | 8,966 | +2.3% |
| 1939 | 9,168 | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 9,365 | +2.1% |
| 1941 | 9,742 | +4.0% |
| 1942 | 10,442 | +7.2% |
| 1943 | 11,391 | +9.1% |
| 1944 | 12,518 | +9.9% |
| 1945 | 13,750 | +9.8% |
| 1946 | 15,014 | +9.2% |
| 1947 | 16,240 | +8.2% |
| 1948 | 17,353 | +6.9% |
| 1949 | 18,283 | +5.4% |
| 1950 | 18,956 | +3.7% |
| 1951 | 19,620 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 20,532 | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 21,636 | +5.4% |
| 1954 | 22,876 | +5.7% |
| 1955 | 24,196 | +5.8% |
| 1956 | 25,540 | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 26,851 | +5.1% |
| 1958 | 28,074 | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 29,152 | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 30,030 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 31,428 | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 33,387 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 34,723 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 36,096 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 38,687 | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 39,855 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 41,600 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 43,818 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 47,337 | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 51,996 | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 48,206 | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 50,565 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 51,393 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 53,562 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 55,987 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 52,666 | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 54,277 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 56,616 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 60,474 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 59,409 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 55,524 | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 65,990 | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 85,923 | +30.2% |
| 1984 | 65,254 | -24.1% |
| 1985 | 64,883 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 71,524 | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 69,887 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 75,432 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 71,569 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 75,078 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 83,673 | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 85,613 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 82,450 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 82,821 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 76,777 | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 68,739 | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 72,975 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 86,029 | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 85,228 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 85,368 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 83,926 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 147,162 | +75.3% |
| 2003 | 214,767 | +45.9% |
| 2004 | 83,967 | -60.9% |
| 2005 | 105,419 | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 92,880 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 108,058 | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 98,853 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 122,787 | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 110,697 | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 166,714 | +50.6% |
| 2012 | 134,061 | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 202,602 | +51.1% |
| 2014 | 196,777 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 204,436 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 202,314 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 190,736 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 199,078 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 211,515 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 214,987 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 206,220 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 148,360 | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 156,118 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 134,214 | -14.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 134,214 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.51 million, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 134,214 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.48 million, 9% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide emissions 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 | +75.3% | 83,926 | 147,162 |
| 2004 | -60.9% | 214,767 | 83,967 |
| 2013 | +51.1% | 134,061 | 202,602 |
| 2011 | +50.6% | 110,697 | 166,714 |
| 2003 | +45.9% | 147,162 | 214,767 |
| 2022 | -28.1% | 206,220 | 148,360 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,161 | 2,044 | 2,263 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2,344 | 2,279 | 2,408 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2,692 | 2,422 | 3,008 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3,159 | 3,048 | 3,260 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3,930 | 3,603 | 4,377 | 10 |
| 1900s | 5,616 | 4,501 | 6,788 | 10 |
| 1910s | 7,285 | 6,920 | 7,599 | 10 |
| 1920s | 7,696 | 7,650 | 7,714 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8,358 | 7,751 | 9,168 | 10 |
| 1940s | 13,410 | 9,365 | 18,283 | 10 |
| 1950s | 23,743 | 18,956 | 29,152 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37,696 | 30,030 | 47,337 | 10 |
| 1970s | 53,574 | 48,206 | 60,474 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68,539 | 55,524 | 85,923 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,938 | 68,739 | 86,029 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,319 | 83,926 | 214,767 | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,893 | 110,697 | 211,515 | 10 |
| 2020s | 171,980 | 134,214 | 214,987 | 5 |
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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 nitrous oxide emissions in Belize?
- Nitrous oxide emissions in Belize was 134,214 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 214,987 in 2020.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,044 in 1850.
- How does Belize rank for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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