Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belize
Belize: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 28.26 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belize, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belize is 28.26 million current US$, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belize peaked at 40.32 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Belize 180th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belize, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 5.51 million current US$ | +37.7% |
| 1992 | 6.70 million current US$ | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 6.59 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 6.59 million current US$ | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.03 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 5.73 million current US$ | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 7.62 million current US$ | +32.9% |
| 1998 | 7.70 million current US$ | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 7.28 million current US$ | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 8.35 million current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 10.29 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 10.48 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.72 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 9.71 million current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 10.94 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 12.51 million current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 13.65 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 13.42 million current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 40.32 million current US$ | +200.5% |
| 2010 | 16.00 million current US$ | -60.3% |
| 2011 | 19.98 million current US$ | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 20.82 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 14.87 million current US$ | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 16.16 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 23.65 million current US$ | +46.3% |
| 2016 | 23.34 million current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 23.95 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 24.68 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 26.10 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 23.18 million current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 28.26 million current US$ | +21.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 28.26 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 960.77 million current US$, 3% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 28.26 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 265.41 million current US$, 11% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +200.5% | 13.42 million current US$ | 40.32 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.47 million current US$ | 4.00 million current US$ | 7.70 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.04 million current US$ | 8.35 million current US$ | 40.32 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.96 million current US$ | 14.87 million current US$ | 26.10 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.72 million current US$ | 23.18 million current US$ | 28.26 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 177 Cayman Islands 32.69 million current US$ compare
- 178 Somalia 31.65 million current US$ compare
- 179 Gibraltar 30.22 million current US$ compare
- 181 Gambia 27.74 million current US$ compare
- 182 Seychelles 27.55 million current US$ compare
- 183 Cape Verde 26.33 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Belize
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.40 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 240,004 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -99.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.5675 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belize?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Belize was 28.26 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 40.32 million current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Belize ranks 180th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.