Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Belize
Belize: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Belize, 2010–2020
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 234.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Belize peaked at 0.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Belize 125th out of 146 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +93.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Belize?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Belize was 0.0% in 2020, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Belize rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Belize ranks 125th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.7%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.