How have things changed?, per capita in Belize
Belize: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.5016 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Belize, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.5016 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 109.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Belize peaked at 1.27 metric tons per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 metric tons per person, in 1965.
Belize ranks 11th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +40.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0113 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0136 metric tons per person | +19.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0127 metric tons per person | -17.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0123 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0121 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0227 metric tons per person | +87.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0202 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.018 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0151 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.015 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0169 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0167 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0148 metric tons per person | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.012 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0123 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | +23.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0235 metric tons per person | +65.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0418 metric tons per person | +78.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0523 metric tons per person | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0626 metric tons per person | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1204 metric tons per person | +92.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1254 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2359 metric tons per person | +88.1% |
| 2000 | 0.141 metric tons per person | -40.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1417 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3467 metric tons per person | +144.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2029 metric tons per person | -41.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2999 metric tons per person | +47.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3989 metric tons per person | +33.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6718 metric tons per person | +68.4% |
| 2007 | 1.04 metric tons per person | +55.2% |
| 2008 | 1.21 metric tons per person | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9915 metric tons per person | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 1.27 metric tons per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8634 metric tons per person | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5318 metric tons per person | -38.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1225 metric tons per person | -77.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2391 metric tons per person | +95.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2855 metric tons per person | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2538 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3286 metric tons per person | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 0.568 metric tons per person | +72.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5523 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4753 metric tons per person | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4807 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5049 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4815 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5016 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.5016 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 46.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.5016 metric tons per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 45.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +144.6% | 0.1417 metric tons per person | 0.3467 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0105 metric tons per person | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 0.0136 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0153 metric tons per person | 0.0121 metric tons per person | 0.0227 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0141 metric tons per person | 0.0111 metric tons per person | 0.0169 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0702 metric tons per person | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 0.2359 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5449 metric tons per person | 0.141 metric tons per person | 1.21 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5017 metric tons per person | 0.1225 metric tons per person | 1.27 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4888 metric tons per person | 0.4753 metric tons per person | 0.5049 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Belize?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Belize was 0.5016 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 metric tons per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Belize rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Belize ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.