Share nitrous oxide emissions in Belize
Belize: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0046 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Belize, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Belize is 0.0046, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Belize peaked at 0.0089 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0012, in 1883.
That places Belize 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0014 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0014 | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.0014 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.0014 | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0014 | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.0014 | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0014 | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.0014 | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0014 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0014 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0014 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0014 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.0014 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0014 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0014 | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0014 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0014 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.0014 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0014 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.0014 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0014 | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0014 | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0014 | -1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0014 | -1.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0014 | -2.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0013 | -2.2% |
| 1876 | 0.0013 | -2.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0013 | -1.8% |
| 1878 | 0.0013 | -1.5% |
| 1879 | 0.0012 | -1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0012 | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.0012 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0012 | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0012 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0012 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0012 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0012 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0012 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0012 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.0012 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0013 | +6.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0013 | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0013 | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0013 | +0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.0013 | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.0014 | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0014 | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0014 | +1.5% |
| 1898 | 0.0014 | +1.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0014 | +1.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0015 | +1.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0015 | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0016 | +3.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0016 | +4.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0017 | +4.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0018 | +4.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0019 | +4.0% |
| 1907 | 0.0019 | +3.4% |
| 1908 | 0.002 | +2.7% |
| 1909 | 0.002 | +1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.002 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.002 | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.002 | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.002 | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 0.002 | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.002 | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.002 | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0019 | -1.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0019 | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0019 | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0019 | -0.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0019 | -0.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0019 | -1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0018 | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0018 | -1.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0018 | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 0.0018 | -1.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0017 | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0017 | -1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0017 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0017 | -0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.0017 | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0017 | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0017 | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0018 | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0018 | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0018 | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 0.0018 | +1.6% |
| 1938 | 0.0019 | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0019 | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0019 | +1.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0019 | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 0.0019 | -0.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0019 | -0.7% |
| 1944 | 0.0019 | -0.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0019 | -0.7% |
| 1946 | 0.0019 | -0.5% |
| 1947 | 0.0019 | -0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.0019 | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0019 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0019 | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.0019 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.002 | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0021 | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0021 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0022 | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0023 | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0024 | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0024 | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0024 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0025 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0024 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0025 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.003 | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 0.004 | +27.9% |
| 1984 | 0.003 | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 0.003 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 | +74.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 | +44.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 | -62.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 | +45.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 | +52.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0075 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0075 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0046 | -14.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0046 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0854, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0046 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0504, 9% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +74.1% | 0.0035 | 0.0061 |
| 2004 | -62.0% | 0.0089 | 0.0034 |
| 2013 | +52.1% | 0.0049 | 0.0075 |
| 2011 | +45.8% | 0.0042 | 0.0062 |
| 2003 | +44.9% | 0.0061 | 0.0089 |
| 2022 | -27.7% | 0.0071 | 0.0051 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0013 | 0.0012 | 0.0014 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0014 | 0.0013 | 0.0014 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0017 | 0.0015 | 0.002 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.002 | 0.0019 | 0.002 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0018 | 0.0017 | 0.0019 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0018 | 0.0017 | 0.0019 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0019 | 0.0019 | 0.0019 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0022 | 0.0019 | 0.0024 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0026 | 0.0024 | 0.0028 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 | 0.0027 | 0.003 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 | 0.0027 | 0.004 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 | 0.0029 | 0.0038 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 | 0.0034 | 0.0089 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 | 0.0042 | 0.0075 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 | 0.0046 | 0.0075 | 5 |
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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 nitrous oxide emissions in Belize?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Belize was 0.0046 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 in 1883.
- How does Belize rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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