Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Belize
Belize: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Belize, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Belize is 0.0%, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 39.0% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Belize peaked at 0.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Belize ranks 142nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -32.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -39.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +43.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -35.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +45.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +52.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -51.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +120.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -53.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +39.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Belize?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Belize was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Belize ranks 142nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.