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Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belize

Belize: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
12th
of 199 countries
All-time high
60.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1989
All-time low
9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belize, 1850–2024

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Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belize is 19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belize peaked at 60.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.

Belize ranks 12th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 11.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 19.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 29.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 21.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 43.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 21.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 33.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 22.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 34.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 20.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 30.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 28.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 20.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 41.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 20.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 25.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 24.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 31.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 26.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 33.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 32.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 54.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 18.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 30.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 16.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 25.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 31.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 60.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 38.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 27.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 58.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 21.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 28.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 29.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 19.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 9 Australia 22.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 10 Oman 22.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 11 Canada 20.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 13 Russia 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 14 Kazakhstan 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 15 United States 17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belize?
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Belize was 19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 60.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1989.
What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
How does Belize rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Belize ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.