Belize Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
1,034,684
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3.35%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
2.41
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Belize were 1,034,684 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3.3% over the previous year, representing an increase by 33,517 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 1,001,167 tons.
- Per capita: 2.41 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Belize accounts for < 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,034,684 | 388,943 | 522,608 | 123,133 | – | 2.41 | 3.35% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 1,001,167 | 375,631 | 516,728 | 108,808 | – | 2.38 | 2.85% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 973,396 | 354,528 | 516,570 | 102,298 | – | 2.35 | 3.31% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 942,251 | 336,099 | 504,102 | 102,051 | – | 2.33 | 2.69% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 917,540 | 318,635 | 493,389 | 105,516 | – | 2.31 | −7.42% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 991,064 | 398,166 | 490,441 | 102,457 | – | 2.54 | 15.66% | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 856,876 | 284,553 | 476,463 | 95,859 | – | 2.24 | 0.07% | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 856,258 | 284,690 | 471,377 | 100,190 | – | 2.29 | 5.1% | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 814,719 | 260,781 | 461,384 | 92,555 | – | 2.22 | 3.07% | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 790,419 | 247,195 | 453,320 | 89,904 | – | 2.2 | 7.31% | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 736,610 | 204,491 | 446,705 | 85,414 | – | 2.09 | −5.66% | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 780,822 | 205,656 | 474,532 | 100,634 | – | 2.27 | 9% | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 716,329 | 162,906 | 463,162 | 90,261 | – | 2.13 | −3.38% | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 741,410 | 149,998 | 480,591 | 110,821 | – | 2.25 | −3.83% | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 770,930 | 233,285 | 453,972 | 83,672 | – | 2.4 | 5.71% | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 729,255 | 196,736 | 454,255 | 78,263 | – | 2.32 | 8.64% | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 671,271 | 162,847 | 433,892 | 74,532 | – | 2.19 | 1.79% | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 659,479 | 168,362 | 414,303 | 76,813 | – | 2.21 | 4.43% | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 631,533 | 174,466 | 388,556 | 68,512 | – | 2.17 | 17.45% | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 537,701 | 150,865 | 318,725 | 68,110 | – | 1.9 | 4.63% | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 513,928 | 137,246 | 314,526 | 62,156 | – | 1.86 | −3.87% | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 534,617 | 149,678 | 306,980 | 77,959 | – | 1.99 | 5.77% | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 505,450 | 142,174 | 297,499 | 65,778 | – | 1.93 | 2.58% | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 492,740 | 142,526 | 288,075 | 62,139 | – | 1.93 | 4.59% | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 471,111 | 139,736 | 271,693 | 59,682 | – | 1.9 | −12.09% | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 535,904 | 197,290 | 276,316 | 62,298 | – | 2.24 | 3.78% | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 516,390 | 188,935 | 261,959 | 65,497 | – | 2.24 | 4.17% | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 495,715 | 185,847 | 252,631 | 57,236 | – | 2.24 | 23.45% | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 401,560 | 108,018 | 240,050 | 53,492 | – | 1.88 | −4.23% | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 419,304 | 129,777 | 232,850 | 56,677 | – | 2.03 | −4.08% | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 437,134 | 114,890 | 260,166 | 62,077 | – | 2.17 | 0.75% | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 433,871 | 118,302 | 256,224 | 59,345 | – | 2.2 | −4.52% | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 454,413 | 121,221 | 270,872 | 62,320 | – | 2.34 | −0.2% | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 455,336 | 144,803 | 248,518 | 62,015 | – | 2.38 | 4.1% | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 437,392 | 126,450 | 254,460 | 56,482 | – | 2.33 | 15.91% | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 377,365 | 96,880 | 228,874 | 51,611 | – | 2.06 | 12.02% | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 336,877 | 64,721 | 218,223 | 53,933 | – | 1.88 | −2.44% | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 345,310 | 82,152 | 212,877 | 50,282 | – | 1.98 | −3.55% | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 358,006 | 94,230 | 210,762 | 53,014 | – | 2.11 | 8.16% | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 330,999 | 73,024 | 208,621 | 49,354 | – | 2.01 | −0.48% | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 332,586 | 72,743 | 208,344 | 51,499 | – | 2.07 | −2.46% | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 340,975 | 61,318 | 206,199 | 73,458 | – | 2.19 | 7.99% | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 315,751 | 62,505 | 202,257 | 50,990 | – | 2.08 | 0.12% | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 315,384 | 71,349 | 198,976 | 45,059 | – | 2.14 | −1.19% | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 319,185 | 77,390 | 196,606 | 45,189 | – | 2.21 | 1.1% | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 315,721 | 78,246 | 192,789 | 44,686 | – | 2.23 | 0.53% | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 314,066 | 79,083 | 190,640 | 44,342 | – | 2.26 | 1.3% | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 310,020 | 79,054 | 187,104 | 43,863 | – | 2.26 | 5.36% | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 294,263 | 71,723 | 180,762 | 41,777 | – | 2.18 | −1.79% | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 299,637 | 78,950 | 178,623 | 42,064 | – | 2.25 | 6.3% | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 281,875 | 65,446 | 175,297 | 41,132 | – | 2.15 | 0.58% | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 280,258 | 73,268 | 167,155 | 39,836 | – | 2.17 | 2.41% | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 273,655 | 72,618 | 162,410 | 38,627 | – | 2.15 | 6.94% | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 255,904 | 59,854 | 157,822 | 38,228 | – | 2.05 | 5.98% | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 241,460 | 59,880 | 144,280 | 37,299 | – | 1.98 | – | < 0.01% |
See also
- Belize CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Belize
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).