Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Belize

Belize: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 4,391 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,391 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 238 countries
All-time high
4,405 ha
in 2021
All-time low
3,262 ha
in 2003
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Belize, 1990–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200720241990: 3.7k ha1991: 3.7k ha1992: 3.7k ha1993: 3.7k ha1994: 3.7k ha1995: 3.6k ha1996: 3.6k ha1997: 3.5k ha1998: 3.5k ha1999: 3.5k ha2000: 3.4k ha2001: 3.4k ha2002: 3.4k ha2003: 3.3k ha2004: 3.3k ha2005: 3.3k ha2006: 3.4k ha2007: 3.5k ha2008: 3.7k ha2009: 3.8k ha2010: 3.8k ha2011: 3.8k ha2012: 3.8k ha2013: 3.8k ha2014: 3.8k ha2015: 3.8k ha2016: 3.9k ha2017: 4.1k ha2018: 4.2k ha2019: 4.3k ha2020: 4.3k ha2021: 4.4k ha2022: 4.4k ha2023: 4.4k ha2024: 4.4k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Belize recorded 4,391 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Belize peaked at 4,405 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,262 ha, in 2003.

Belize ranks 86th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,609 ha 3,459 ha 3,656 ha 10
2000s 3,431 ha 3,262 ha 3,800 ha 10
2010s 3,938 ha 3,800 ha 4,302 ha 10
2020s 4,384 ha 4,344 ha 4,405 ha 5

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 83 Jamaica 5,868 ha compare
  2. 84 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,187 ha compare
  3. 85 Kenya 5,143 ha compare
  4. 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,308 ha compare
  5. 88 Albania 3,830 ha compare
  6. 89 Peru 2,883 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Belize?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Belize was 4,391 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 4,405 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 3,262 ha in 2003.
How does Belize rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Belize ranks 86th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.