Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Belize
Belize: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 1.9 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Belize, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.9 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Belize peaked at 2.17 tonnes per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2652 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Belize ranks 99th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.373 tonnes per person | 0.2652 tonnes per person | 0.465 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7739 tonnes per person | 0.3913 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Belize
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total 422,924 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 175,776 (2025)
- Urban population 41.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.91 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 22.52 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.91 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.91 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Belize?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Belize was 1.9 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 tonnes per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2652 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Belize rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Belize ranks 99th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.