Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Belize
Belize: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.5022 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5022 °C
Change on year
down 52.9%
World rank
130th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.07 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.92 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Belize, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.5022 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
The figure is down 52.9% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Belize peaked at 1.07 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.92 °C, in 1943.
Belize ranks 130th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Belize, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.4 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.48 °C | +5.7% |
| 1942 | -1.62 °C | +9.2% |
| 1943 | -1.92 °C | +18.4% |
| 1944 | -1.42 °C | -26.2% |
| 1945 | -1.32 °C | -7.0% |
| 1946 | -1.3 °C | -1.0% |
| 1947 | -1.02 °C | -22.0% |
| 1948 | -1.25 °C | +23.2% |
| 1949 | -1.37 °C | +9.5% |
| 1950 | -1.84 °C | +33.8% |
| 1951 | -0.9774 °C | -46.8% |
| 1952 | -1.06 °C | +8.2% |
| 1953 | -0.6929 °C | -34.5% |
| 1954 | -1.56 °C | +125.0% |
| 1955 | -1.41 °C | -9.7% |
| 1956 | -1.91 °C | +35.8% |
| 1957 | -1.23 °C | -35.5% |
| 1958 | -0.8469 °C | -31.3% |
| 1959 | -1.38 °C | +63.1% |
| 1960 | -1.27 °C | -8.3% |
| 1961 | -1.18 °C | -6.8% |
| 1962 | -1.2 °C | +2.0% |
| 1963 | -0.841 °C | -30.1% |
| 1964 | -0.4508 °C | -46.4% |
| 1965 | -0.9787 °C | +117.1% |
| 1966 | -1.24 °C | +26.5% |
| 1967 | -0.8591 °C | -30.6% |
| 1968 | -1.26 °C | +46.5% |
| 1969 | -0.7139 °C | -43.3% |
| 1970 | -1.05 °C | +47.8% |
| 1971 | -0.8153 °C | -22.7% |
| 1972 | -0.6726 °C | -17.5% |
| 1973 | -0.7159 °C | +6.4% |
| 1974 | -1.14 °C | +59.8% |
| 1975 | -0.8288 °C | -27.6% |
| 1976 | -1.43 °C | +73.0% |
| 1977 | -1.01 °C | -29.7% |
| 1978 | -0.8676 °C | -13.9% |
| 1979 | -0.7569 °C | -12.8% |
| 1980 | -0.7349 °C | -2.9% |
| 1981 | -0.9446 °C | +28.5% |
| 1982 | -0.6178 °C | -34.6% |
| 1983 | -0.3664 °C | -40.7% |
| 1984 | -0.9599 °C | +162.0% |
| 1985 | -0.7383 °C | -23.1% |
| 1986 | -0.975 °C | +32.1% |
| 1987 | -0.567 °C | -41.8% |
| 1988 | -0.5035 °C | -11.2% |
| 1989 | -0.6075 °C | +20.6% |
| 1990 | -0.5229 °C | -13.9% |
| 1991 | -0.2806 °C | -46.3% |
| 1992 | -0.5566 °C | +98.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4694 °C | -15.7% |
| 1994 | -0.2233 °C | -52.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0093 °C | -104.2% |
| 1996 | -0.6452 °C | -7023.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0275 °C | -104.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2239 °C | +714.0% |
| 1999 | -0.7227 °C | -422.8% |
| 2000 | -0.8422 °C | +16.5% |
| 2001 | -0.5206 °C | -38.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1173 °C | -77.5% |
| 2003 | 0.032 °C | -127.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0187 °C | -158.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3399 °C | -1917.7% |
| 2006 | -0.1733 °C | -151.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0033 °C | -98.1% |
| 2008 | -0.2674 °C | +8071.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3057 °C | -214.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0884 °C | -71.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2203 °C | +149.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0657 °C | -70.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2728 °C | +315.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1 °C | -63.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6166 °C | +516.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4317 °C | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3103 °C | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0753 °C | -75.7% |
| 2019 | 0.86 °C | +1041.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8611 °C | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.687 °C | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3858 °C | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 °C | +165.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 °C | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5022 °C | -52.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.5022 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 65% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.5022 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022 °C, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -8071.7% | -0.0033 °C | -0.2674 °C |
| 1996 | -7023.6% | 0.0093 °C | -0.6452 °C |
| 2005 | +1917.7% | -0.0187 °C | 0.3399 °C |
| 2019 | +1041.9% | 0.0753 °C | 0.86 °C |
| 1998 | +714.0% | 0.0275 °C | 0.2239 °C |
| 2015 | +516.8% | 0.1 °C | 0.6166 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.41 °C | -1.92 °C | -1.02 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.29 °C | -1.91 °C | -0.6929 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9991 °C | -1.27 °C | -0.4508 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9297 °C | -1.43 °C | -0.6726 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7015 °C | -0.975 °C | -0.3664 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.316 °C | -0.7227 °C | 0.2239 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1265 °C | -0.8422 °C | 0.3399 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3041 °C | 0.0657 °C | 0.86 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7542 °C | 0.3858 °C | 1.07 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 127 Anguilla 0.5098 °C compare
- 128 Puerto Rico 0.5072 °C compare
- 129 Bangladesh 0.5029 °C compare
- 131 Fiji 0.4951 °C compare
- 132 Madagascar 0.4867 °C compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4847 °C 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 temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Belize?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Belize was 0.5022 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.92 °C in 1943.
- How does Belize rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Belize ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.