Waste — Emissions Share in Belize
Belize: Waste — Emissions Share was 49.16 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Belize stood at 49.16 %.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Belize peaked at 58.91 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29.28 %, in 2011.
That places Belize 38th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.82 % | — |
| 1991 | 39.62 % | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 38.02 % | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 40.35 % | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 40.49 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 44.85 % | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 45.06 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 48.1 % | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 39.34 % | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 44.85 % | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 43.3 % | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 52.35 % | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 50.25 % | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 36.77 % | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 58.91 % | +60.2% |
| 2005 | 48.84 % | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 48.32 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 39.42 % | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 42.33 % | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 44.01 % | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 42.51 % | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 29.28 % | -31.1% |
| 2012 | 47.5 % | +62.2% |
| 2013 | 39.64 % | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 50.76 % | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 48.32 % | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 49.28 % | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 47.21 % | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 52.46 % | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 48.91 % | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 44.66 % | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 53.14 % | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 55.02 % | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 49.16 % | -10.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 49.16 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 49.16 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.48 %, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.85 % | 37.82 % | 48.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.45 % | 36.77 % | 58.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.59 % | 29.28 % | 52.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.49 % | 44.66 % | 55.02 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share in Belize?
- Waste — emissions share in Belize was 49.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 58.91 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.28 % in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for waste — emissions share?
- Belize ranks 38th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.