Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize
Belize: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize stood at 87.2%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize peaked at 95.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2003.
That places Belize 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.2% | — |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | -41.7% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +95.9% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | -1.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 87.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.8%, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 87.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 3.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +95.9% | 43.8% | 85.7% |
| 2003 | -41.7% | 64.3% | 37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9% | 37.5% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 86.5% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.1% | 88.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 27 Brazil 88.7% compare
- 28 New Zealand 88.5% compare
- 29 Zambia 87.5% compare
- 31 Afghanistan 86.9% compare
- 32 El Salvador 86.5% compare
- 33 Slovakia 85.2% compare
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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Belize was 87.2% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Belize ranks 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.