Renewable energy consumption in Belize
Belize: Renewable energy consumption was 35.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Belize, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Belize recorded 35.0% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Belize peaked at 42.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2009.
That places Belize 70th out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Belize, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.0% | — |
| 1991 | 32.4% | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 36.3% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 35.6% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | -5.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 35.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 2.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 35.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 2.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 32.4% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 26.6% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 31.0% | 37.1% | 6 |
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 renewable energy consumption in Belize?
- Renewable energy consumption in Belize was 35.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Belize ranks 70th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption