Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Belize
Belize: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Belize, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Belize is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Belize peaked at 0.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Belize ranks 172nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +30.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +33.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +83.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +28.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +45.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +23.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -17.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +27.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -20.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +25.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 10% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +83.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Belize?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Belize was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Belize rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Belize ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.