Share global ghg emissions in Belize
Belize: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0146 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0146
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
153rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0297
in 1992
All-time low
0.0051
in 1971
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global ghg emissions in Belize, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Belize is 0.0146, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Belize peaked at 0.0297 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0051, in 1971.
That places Belize 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Share global ghg emissions in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0055 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0079 | +42.9% |
| 1852 | 0.0059 | -25.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0091 | +54.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0064 | -30.0% |
| 1855 | 0.0085 | +33.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0061 | -28.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0069 | +13.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0056 | -18.5% |
| 1859 | 0.0052 | -7.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0084 | +60.9% |
| 1861 | 0.0087 | +3.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0123 | +41.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0169 | +38.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0102 | -39.5% |
| 1865 | 0.0136 | +32.8% |
| 1866 | 0.0095 | -30.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0104 | +9.8% |
| 1868 | 0.0113 | +9.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0088 | -21.9% |
| 1870 | 0.009 | +1.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0075 | -16.2% |
| 1872 | 0.0069 | -8.4% |
| 1873 | 0.01 | +45.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0201 | +100.6% |
| 1875 | 0.0138 | -31.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0098 | -29.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0078 | -20.5% |
| 1878 | 0.0071 | -8.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0091 | +27.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0073 | -19.8% |
| 1881 | 0.0068 | -6.5% |
| 1882 | 0.0067 | -1.8% |
| 1883 | 0.0117 | +74.1% |
| 1884 | 0.0095 | -18.8% |
| 1885 | 0.0141 | +48.9% |
| 1886 | 0.0152 | +8.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0094 | -38.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0077 | -18.5% |
| 1889 | 0.007 | -8.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0097 | +38.0% |
| 1891 | 0.0084 | -13.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0089 | +5.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0101 | +13.4% |
| 1894 | 0.0077 | -24.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0067 | -12.0% |
| 1896 | 0.011 | +63.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0155 | +40.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0105 | -32.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0093 | -11.7% |
| 1900 | 0.0074 | -20.6% |
| 1901 | 0.009 | +22.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0072 | -20.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0075 | +4.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0124 | +65.6% |
| 1905 | 0.0082 | -33.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0072 | -12.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0061 | -14.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0123 | +101.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0083 | -32.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0085 | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0121 | +42.7% |
| 1912 | 0.0085 | -30.4% |
| 1913 | 0.01 | +17.7% |
| 1914 | 0.013 | +30.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0111 | -14.6% |
| 1916 | 0.011 | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0106 | -3.9% |
| 1918 | 0.0141 | +33.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0191 | +35.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0106 | -44.6% |
| 1921 | 0.0091 | -14.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0079 | -12.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0094 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | 0.0095 | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0084 | -11.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0082 | -2.6% |
| 1927 | 0.0069 | -15.4% |
| 1928 | 0.01 | +44.5% |
| 1929 | 0.0072 | -28.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0112 | +56.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0135 | +19.9% |
| 1932 | 0.0104 | -22.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0115 | +10.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0099 | -14.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0089 | -10.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0076 | -13.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0135 | +76.2% |
| 1938 | 0.0096 | -28.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0142 | +47.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0107 | -24.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0136 | +27.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0143 | +5.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0118 | -17.5% |
| 1944 | 0.0111 | -5.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0097 | -13.4% |
| 1946 | 0.0135 | +39.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0123 | -9.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0092 | -24.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0102 | +10.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0078 | -23.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0145 | +85.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0138 | -5.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0103 | -25.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0113 | +9.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0127 | +12.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0128 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.009 | -29.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0129 | +44.1% |
| 1959 | 0.021 | +62.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0124 | -41.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0084 | -32.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0076 | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0076 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 | -18.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0083 | +34.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0079 | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.006 | -23.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0074 | +32.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0057 | -23.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 | +42.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0056 | -24.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.008 | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0104 | +29.2% |
| 1978 | 0.007 | -32.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0091 | +29.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0099 | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 | -24.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0111 | +49.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0085 | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0148 | +74.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0258 | +73.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0243 | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.029 | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0216 | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0268 | +24.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0297 | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0248 | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0185 | -25.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0169 | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0145 | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0151 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0167 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0157 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0153 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0177 | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0176 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0113 | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0117 | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0143 | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0139 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.012 | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0122 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0165 | +35.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0201 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0163 | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0153 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0174 | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0164 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0157 | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0146 | -6.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0146 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0784, 19% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0146 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0332, 44% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0067 | 0.0052 | 0.0091 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.011 | 0.0084 | 0.0169 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0101 | 0.0069 | 0.0201 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0095 | 0.0067 | 0.0152 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0098 | 0.0067 | 0.0155 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0086 | 0.0061 | 0.0124 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0118 | 0.0085 | 0.0191 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0087 | 0.0069 | 0.0106 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.011 | 0.0076 | 0.0142 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0116 | 0.0092 | 0.0143 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0126 | 0.0078 | 0.021 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0077 | 0.0056 | 0.0124 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.007 | 0.0051 | 0.0104 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0149 | 0.0075 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.02 | 0.0145 | 0.0297 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 | 0.0104 | 0.0177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 | 0.012 | 0.0201 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0147 | 0.0127 | 0.0164 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 150 Jamaica 0.0167 compare
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 0.015 compare
- 152 North Macedonia 0.0148 compare
- 154 Luxembourg 0.0146 compare
- 155 Bhutan 0.0136 compare
- 156 Albania 0.0123 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 global ghg emissions in Belize?
- Share global ghg emissions in Belize was 0.0146 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0297 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 in 1971.
- How does Belize rank for share global ghg emissions?
- Belize ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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