Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Belize

Belize: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 4.65 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.65 %
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
109th
of 222 countries
All-time high
4.74 %
in 2022
All-time low
2.34 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Belize, 1990–2023

0123451990200620231990: 2.3 %1991: 2.4 %1992: 2.5 %1993: 2.5 %1994: 2.5 %1995: 2.6 %1996: 2.7 %1997: 2.8 %1998: 2.8 %1999: 3 %2000: 3.1 %2001: 3.5 %2002: 3.6 %2003: 3.5 %2004: 4 %2005: 3.9 %2006: 4 %2007: 3.9 %2008: 4 %2009: 4.1 %2010: 4.1 %2011: 3 %2012: 3.4 %2013: 3.4 %2014: 3.5 %2015: 3.5 %2016: 4.2 %2017: 4.3 %2018: 4.4 %2019: 4.4 %2020: 4.4 %2021: 4.6 %2022: 4.7 %2023: 4.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Belize recorded 4.65 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Belize peaked at 4.74 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.34 %, in 1990.

Belize ranks 109th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Belize, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 2.34 % —
1991 2.37 % +1.3%
1992 2.46 % +3.8%
1993 2.5 % +1.6%
1994 2.54 % +1.6%
1995 2.6 % +2.4%
1996 2.71 % +4.2%
1997 2.77 % +2.2%
1998 2.81 % +1.4%
1999 2.96 % +5.3%
2000 3.06 % +3.4%
2001 3.53 % +15.4%
2002 3.59 % +1.7%
2003 3.49 % -2.8%
2004 3.96 % +13.5%
2005 3.88 % -2.0%
2006 4 % +3.1%
2007 3.9 % -2.5%
2008 4.04 % +3.6%
2009 4.07 % +0.7%
2010 4.11 % +1.0%
2011 3.04 % -26.0%
2012 3.41 % +12.2%
2013 3.36 % -1.5%
2014 3.52 % +4.8%
2015 3.5 % -0.6%
2016 4.17 % +19.1%
2017 4.26 % +2.2%
2018 4.42 % +3.8%
2019 4.39 % -0.7%
2020 4.4 % +0.2%
2021 4.61 % +4.8%
2022 4.74 % +2.8%
2023 4.65 % -1.9%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 4.65 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.37 %, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 4.65 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.03 %, 66% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -26.0% 4.11 % 3.04 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.61 % 2.34 % 2.96 % 10
2000s 3.75 % 3.06 % 4.07 % 10
2010s 3.82 % 3.04 % 4.42 % 10
2020s 4.6 % 4.4 % 4.74 % 4

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 106 Latvia 4.82 % compare
  2. 107 Burkina Faso 4.7 % compare
  3. 108 Egypt 4.68 % compare
  4. 110 Timor-Leste 4.53 % compare
  5. 110 East Timor 4.53 % compare
  6. 112 South Africa 4.51 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Belize?
Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Belize was 4.65 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 4.74 % in 2022.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 2.34 % in 1990.
How does Belize rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
Belize ranks 109th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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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.