Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) in Belize
Belize: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) was 0.526 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions in Belize is 0.526 kt, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 322.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Belize peaked at 0.6174 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0464 kt, in 2012.
Belize ranks 72nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) in Belize, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2641 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.2641 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2641 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2641 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2641 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2641 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1161 kt | -56.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0763 kt | -34.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1035 kt | +35.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0755 kt | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0919 kt | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1118 kt | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2038 kt | +82.3% |
| 2003 | 0.505 kt | +147.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0708 kt | -86.0% |
| 2005 | 0.33 kt | +366.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1219 kt | -63.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4332 kt | +255.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3276 kt | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1341 kt | -59.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2576 kt | +92.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5748 kt | +123.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0464 kt | -91.9% |
| 2013 | 0.601 kt | +1195.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1245 kt | -79.3% |
| 2015 | 0.28 kt | +124.9% |
| 2016 | 0.297 kt | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2544 kt | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2145 kt | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4339 kt | +102.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3656 kt | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.186 kt | -49.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1046 kt | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6174 kt | +490.2% |
| 2024 | 0.526 kt | -14.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.526 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1555 kt, 3.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.526 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0619 kt, 8.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1195.3% | 0.0464 kt | 0.601 kt |
| 2023 | +490.2% | 0.1046 kt | 0.6174 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1956 kt | 0.0755 kt | 0.2641 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.233 kt | 0.0708 kt | 0.505 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3084 kt | 0.0464 kt | 0.601 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3599 kt | 0.1046 kt | 0.6174 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 savanna fires — emissions in Belize?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Belize was 0.526 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6174 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0464 kt in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Belize ranks 72nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 322.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.