Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Belize
Belize: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group was 0 kilograms in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Belize, 2008–2022
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Belize is 0 kilograms, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 99.6% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Belize peaked at 2.51 kilograms in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms, in 2022.
Belize ranks 147th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Belize, year by year
| Year | kilograms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.25 kilograms | — |
| 2009 | 1.97 kilograms | +57.4% |
| 2010 | 1.56 kilograms | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 2.11 kilograms | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2 kilograms | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.51 kilograms | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 2.44 kilograms | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1 kilograms | -55.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1078 kilograms | -90.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4185 kilograms | +288.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4092 kilograms | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 kilograms | -99.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kilograms | -98.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 kilograms | +16731.9% |
| 2022 | 0 kilograms | -99.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0 kilograms is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0351 kilograms, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0 kilograms is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0234 kilograms, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +16731.9% | 0.0001 kilograms | 0.0139 kilograms |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.61 kilograms | 1.25 kilograms | 1.97 kilograms | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.29 kilograms | 0.0041 kilograms | 2.51 kilograms | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 kilograms | 0 kilograms | 0.0139 kilograms | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More environment data for Belize
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Belize?
- Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Belize was 0 kilograms in 2022, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 kilograms in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Belize ranks 147th out of 172 countries with data for 2022.
- Is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.