Belize
BLZBelize is second in the world for bioenergy.
Bioenergy supplies 34% of its electricity.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Cleaner than 8 in 10 grids worldwide.
What this means
How much planet-warming gas is released to make one unit of electricity. Two countries can generate exactly the same amount and one of them be ten times dirtier doing it. Lower is better.
Belize depends heavily on its neighbours for power.
What this means
The share of the electricity used here that was generated abroad and carried in over high-voltage lines. The higher it climbs, the more this country relies on a neighbour to keep its lights on.
Also true of Belize
Belize's electricity is cleaner than the world average.
170 grams of CO2e a kilowatt-hour against a world figure of 458 — 63% below.
Belize brings in 45% of the electricity it uses.
Its own power stations cover the rest.
Bioenergy overtook oil on Belize's grid in 2010.
Today bioenergy supplies 34% and oil 13%.
Belize’s neighbours
GuatemalaBioenergy overtook coal on Guatemala's grid in 2020.
MexicoMexico is second in Latin America and the Caribbean for how much electricity it makes.
HondurasHonduras has cleaned up its grid faster than most people realise.
El SalvadorHydro overtook geothermal on El Salvador's grid in 2024.
NicaraguaNicaragua has cleaned up its grid faster than most people realise.
Figures are for 2024, the most recent year reported for Belize. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.