Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Belize
Belize: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 396.43 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Belize recorded 396.43 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Belize peaked at 4,442 TJ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 308.28 TJ, in 2022.
Belize ranks 158th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Belize, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,686 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 3,802 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 3,647 TJ | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 3,864 TJ | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 3,849 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 4,034 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 3,987 TJ | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4,442 TJ | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 4,233 TJ | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 4,256 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4,356 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3,335 TJ | -23.4% |
| 2002 | 3,471 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 3,299 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 3,676 TJ | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 3,088 TJ | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 3,559 TJ | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 3,056 TJ | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 2,717 TJ | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 2,794 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,342 TJ | -52.0% |
| 2011 | 3,855 TJ | +187.2% |
| 2012 | 3,854 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,926 TJ | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 1,981 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,979 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,417 TJ | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 3,175 TJ | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 2,670 TJ | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 2,561 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,856 TJ | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 745.41 TJ | -59.8% |
| 2022 | 308.28 TJ | -58.6% |
| 2023 | 383.08 TJ | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 396.43 TJ | +3.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 396.43 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 5% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 396.43 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,491 TJ, 11% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +187.2% | 1,342 TJ | 3,855 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,980 TJ | 3,647 TJ | 4,442 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,335 TJ | 2,717 TJ | 4,356 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,576 TJ | 1,342 TJ | 3,855 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 737.9 TJ | 308.28 TJ | 1,856 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 155 Kuwait 536.24 TJ compare
- 156 Saint Lucia 494.8 TJ compare
- 157 Uzbekistan 431.9 TJ compare
- 159 Singapore 384.5 TJ compare
- 160 Turkmenistan 375.27 TJ compare
- 161 Barbados 374.68 TJ compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Belize?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Belize was 396.43 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4,442 TJ in 1997.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 308.28 TJ in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Belize ranks 158th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.