Human caused air pollution exposure in Belize
Belize: Human caused air pollution exposure was 12.62 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.62
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
112th
of 240 countries
All-time high
12.62
in 2024
All-time low
8.4
in 2012
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Belize, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 12.62 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Belize peaked at 12.62 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4, in 2012.
Belize ranks 112th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.04 | — |
| 1999 | 8.94 | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 10.1 | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 10.03 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.63 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 12.04 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 9.28 | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 11.94 | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 10.02 | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 10.37 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 9.19 | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 9.24 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.91 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 11.58 | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 8.4 | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 10.48 | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 9.62 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 9.36 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.73 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 8.66 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.63 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.15 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 10.65 | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 8.97 | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 9.18 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 10.86 | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 12.62 | +16.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 12.62 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 12.62 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.49 | 8.94 | 12.04 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.18 | 9.19 | 12.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.45 | 8.4 | 11.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.46 | 8.97 | 12.62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More environment data for Belize
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1182 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Belize?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Belize was 12.62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 12.62 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Belize ranks 112th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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