Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Belize
Belize: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 786.68 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
786.68 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
194th
of 220 countries
All-time high
5,094 tonnes
in 2000
All-time low
1.71 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Belize, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Belize stood at 786.68 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Belize peaked at 5,094 tonnes in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.71 tonnes, in 1750.
Belize ranks 194th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1.71 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 1.72 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1752 | 1.73 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1753 | 1.74 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1754 | 1.76 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1755 | 1.77 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1756 | 1.78 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1757 | 1.79 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1758 | 1.81 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1759 | 1.82 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 1.83 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 1.84 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1762 | 1.86 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1763 | 1.87 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1764 | 1.88 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1765 | 1.9 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1766 | 1.91 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1767 | 1.92 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1768 | 1.93 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1769 | 1.95 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 1.96 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 1.97 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1772 | 1.99 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1773 | 2 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1774 | 2.01 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1775 | 2.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1776 | 2.04 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1777 | 2.06 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1778 | 2.07 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 2.08 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 2.1 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1781 | 2.11 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1782 | 2.13 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1783 | 2.14 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1784 | 2.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1785 | 2.17 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1786 | 2.18 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1787 | 2.2 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1788 | 2.21 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1789 | 2.22 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1790 | 2.24 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1791 | 2.25 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1792 | 2.27 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1793 | 2.28 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1794 | 2.3 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1795 | 2.31 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1796 | 2.33 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1797 | 2.34 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1798 | 2.36 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1799 | 2.37 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1800 | 2.39 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1801 | 2.4 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 2.42 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 2.44 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1804 | 2.45 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1805 | 2.47 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 2.48 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1807 | 2.5 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1808 | 2.51 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1809 | 2.53 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1810 | 2.54 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1811 | 2.55 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 2.55 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 2.56 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 2.56 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 2.56 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 2.57 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 2.57 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 2.58 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 2.58 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 2.58 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 2.59 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 2.59 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 2.59 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 2.6 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 2.6 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 2.6 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 2.61 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 2.61 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 2.61 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 2.62 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 2.62 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 2.62 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 2.63 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 2.63 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 2.63 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 2.63 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 2.64 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 2.64 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 2.64 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 2.65 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 2.65 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 2.65 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 2.65 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 2.65 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1845 | 2.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 2.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 2.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1848 | 2.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 2.67 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 2.67 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 2.59 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1852 | 2.53 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1853 | 2.52 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 2.52 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 2.51 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 2.57 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1857 | 2.64 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1858 | 2.7 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1859 | 2.77 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1860 | 2.84 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1861 | 2.91 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1862 | 2.97 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1863 | 3.04 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1864 | 3.11 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1865 | 3.13 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 3.15 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 3.18 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 3.2 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 3.21 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 3.21 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 3.25 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 3.28 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 3.31 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 3.34 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 3.36 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 3.39 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 3.41 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 3.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 3.44 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 3.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 3.48 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 3.57 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1883 | 3.62 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1884 | 3.64 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 3.63 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 3.63 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 3.64 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 3.65 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 3.67 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 3.81 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1891 | 3.83 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 3.89 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 3.95 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1894 | 4.01 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 4.06 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 4.11 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 4.15 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 4.21 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 4.27 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 4.19 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1901 | 4.24 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 4.29 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 4.33 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1904 | 4.38 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 4.43 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 4.48 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 4.53 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1908 | 4.57 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 4.62 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 4.66 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 4.71 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1912 | 4.75 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 4.79 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1914 | 4.8 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 4.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 4.81 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 4.81 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 4.81 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 4.81 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 4.82 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 4.83 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1922 | 4.91 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1923 | 4.95 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 4.98 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 5.01 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 5.09 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1927 | 5.14 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 5.22 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1929 | 5.28 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1930 | 5.37 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1931 | 5.48 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 5.56 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 5.62 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 5.67 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1935 | 5.71 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 5.75 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 5.87 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 6.02 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 6.19 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1940 | 6.34 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 6.47 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1942 | 6.63 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1943 | 6.67 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1944 | 6.77 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1945 | 6.86 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 7.04 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1947 | 7.21 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1948 | 7.35 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1949 | 7.5 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 26.96 tonnes | +259.5% |
| 1951 | 34.99 tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1952 | 35.11 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 38.99 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1954 | 38.96 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 38.87 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 38.71 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 38.52 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 49.63 tonnes | +28.9% |
| 1959 | 49.35 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 52.79 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1961 | 45.02 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 1962 | 79.23 tonnes | +76.0% |
| 1963 | 72.54 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 95.6 tonnes | +31.8% |
| 1965 | 96.49 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 93.69 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 134.88 tonnes | +44.0% |
| 1968 | 117.74 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 151.4 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 144.56 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 280.74 tonnes | +94.2% |
| 1972 | 377.61 tonnes | +34.5% |
| 1973 | 465.74 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 429.12 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 429.56 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 460.89 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 512.1 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 606.69 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 530.05 tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 527.89 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 525.52 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 499.63 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 515.57 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 440.44 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 335.86 tonnes | -23.7% |
| 1986 | 362.46 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 437.57 tonnes | +20.7% |
| 1988 | 571.98 tonnes | +30.7% |
| 1989 | 628.34 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 2,163 tonnes | +244.2% |
| 1991 | 2,614 tonnes | +20.9% |
| 1992 | 2,656 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2,787 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 2,791 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,852 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 2,358 tonnes | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 3,006 tonnes | +27.5% |
| 1998 | 2,962 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 4,974 tonnes | +67.9% |
| 2000 | 5,094 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 4,932 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 797.6 tonnes | -83.8% |
| 2003 | 908.74 tonnes | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 928.93 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 963.58 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 969.79 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,001 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,024 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,108 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 1,156 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 741.87 tonnes | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 902.5 tonnes | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 881.64 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 850.61 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 862.51 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 866.5 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 901 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 895.37 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 875.11 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 741.46 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 793.71 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 786.68 tonnes | -0.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 786.68 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75,907 tonnes, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 786.68 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,354 tonnes, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +259.5% | 7.5 tonnes | 26.96 tonnes |
| 1990 | +244.2% | 628.34 tonnes | 2,163 tonnes |
| 1971 | +94.2% | 144.56 tonnes | 280.74 tonnes |
| 2002 | -83.8% | 4,932 tonnes | 797.6 tonnes |
| 1962 | +76.0% | 45.02 tonnes | 79.23 tonnes |
| 1999 | +67.9% | 2,962 tonnes | 4,974 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.76 tonnes | 1.71 tonnes | 1.82 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 1.89 tonnes | 1.83 tonnes | 1.95 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 2.02 tonnes | 1.96 tonnes | 2.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 2.16 tonnes | 2.1 tonnes | 2.22 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 2.31 tonnes | 2.24 tonnes | 2.37 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 2.46 tonnes | 2.39 tonnes | 2.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.56 tonnes | 2.54 tonnes | 2.58 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 2.6 tonnes | 2.58 tonnes | 2.61 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 2.63 tonnes | 2.62 tonnes | 2.64 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.66 tonnes | 2.65 tonnes | 2.67 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.6 tonnes | 2.51 tonnes | 2.77 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.07 tonnes | 2.84 tonnes | 3.21 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.34 tonnes | 3.21 tonnes | 3.44 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.6 tonnes | 3.46 tonnes | 3.67 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.03 tonnes | 3.81 tonnes | 4.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.41 tonnes | 4.19 tonnes | 4.62 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.78 tonnes | 4.66 tonnes | 4.81 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.02 tonnes | 4.82 tonnes | 5.28 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.72 tonnes | 5.37 tonnes | 6.19 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.88 tonnes | 6.34 tonnes | 7.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 39.01 tonnes | 26.96 tonnes | 49.63 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 93.94 tonnes | 45.02 tonnes | 151.4 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 423.71 tonnes | 144.56 tonnes | 606.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 484.53 tonnes | 335.86 tonnes | 628.34 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,916 tonnes | 2,163 tonnes | 4,974 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,773 tonnes | 797.6 tonnes | 5,094 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 893.34 tonnes | 741.87 tonnes | 1,156 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 773.95 tonnes | 741.46 tonnes | 793.71 tonnes | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Fuel imports 13.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Belize?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Belize was 786.68 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5,094 tonnes in 2000.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Belize rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Belize ranks 194th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.