Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Belize
Belize: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,192 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Belize stood at 1,192 kilograms per person.
The figure is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Belize peaked at 1,515 kilograms per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 600.8 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Belize ranks 74th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,035 kilograms per person | 600.8 kilograms per person | 1,196 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 973.34 kilograms per person | 883.34 kilograms per person | 1,121 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,264 kilograms per person | 1,047 kilograms per person | 1,515 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,175 kilograms per person | 1,151 kilograms per person | 1,192 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 from transport in Belize?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Belize was 1,192 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,515 kilograms per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 600.8 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Belize ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.