Waste — Emissions Share in Belize

Belize: Waste — Emissions Share was 5.36 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5.36 %
Change on year
down 42.3%
World rank
100th
of 222 countries
All-time high
11.65 %
in 2004
All-time low
2.7 %
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Belize, 1990–2023

246810121990200620231990: 5.2 %1991: 5.1 %1992: 5.1 %1993: 5.3 %1994: 5.3 %1995: 5.8 %1996: 8.4 %1997: 9 %1998: 6.8 %1999: 8.1 %2000: 7.9 %2001: 8.7 %2002: 5.2 %2003: 2.7 %2004: 11.7 %2005: 6.3 %2006: 9.5 %2007: 5.8 %2008: 8.1 %2009: 8 %2010: 7.6 %2011: 3 %2012: 8.3 %2013: 4.3 %2014: 5.9 %2015: 5.3 %2016: 5.6 %2017: 5.4 %2018: 6.3 %2019: 5.4 %2020: 4.6 %2021: 6.4 %2022: 9.3 %2023: 5.4 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Belize is 5.36 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.3% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Belize peaked at 11.65 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.7 %, in 2003.

Belize ranks 100th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Waste — Emissions Share in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) in Belize, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 5.16 % —
1991 5.07 % -1.7%
1992 5.1 % +0.6%
1993 5.29 % +3.7%
1994 5.34 % +0.9%
1995 5.75 % +7.7%
1996 8.45 % +47.0%
1997 8.98 % +6.3%
1998 6.82 % -24.1%
1999 8.12 % +19.1%
2000 7.89 % -2.8%
2001 8.65 % +9.6%
2002 5.17 % -40.2%
2003 2.7 % -47.8%
2004 11.65 % +331.5%
2005 6.35 % -45.5%
2006 9.47 % +49.1%
2007 5.8 % -38.8%
2008 8.14 % +40.3%
2009 7.98 % -2.0%
2010 7.64 % -4.3%
2011 3.03 % -60.3%
2012 8.28 % +173.3%
2013 4.31 % -47.9%
2014 5.87 % +36.2%
2015 5.29 % -9.9%
2016 5.58 % +5.5%
2017 5.39 % -3.4%
2018 6.34 % +17.6%
2019 5.41 % -14.7%
2020 4.58 % -15.3%
2021 6.37 % +39.1%
2022 9.29 % +45.8%
2023 5.36 % -42.3%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 5.36 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57 %, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 5.36 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.74 %, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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
2004 +331.5% 2.7 % 11.65 %
2012 +173.3% 3.03 % 8.28 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.41 % 5.07 % 8.98 % 10
2000s 7.38 % 2.7 % 11.65 % 10
2010s 5.71 % 3.03 % 8.28 % 10
2020s 6.4 % 4.58 % 9.29 % 4

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 97 Melanesia 5.41 % compare
  2. 98 Haiti 5.4 % compare
  3. 98 Papua New Guinea 5.4 % compare
  4. 101 Cameroon 5.3 % compare
  5. 102 Myanmar 5.24 % compare
  6. 103 Senegal 5.19 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Belize?
Waste — emissions share in Belize was 5.36 % 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 11.65 % in 2004.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7 % in 2003.
How does Belize rank for waste — emissions share?
Belize ranks 100th 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 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
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.