Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Belize

Belize: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.1925 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1925 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.1931 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.143 ha per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Belize, 1990–2023

00.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.16 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.16 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.16 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.16 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.16 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.159 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.159 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.156 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.156 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.152 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.148 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.147 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.147 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.143 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.144 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.146 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.149 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.153 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.161 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.167 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.167 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.167 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.168 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.168 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.167 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.167 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.171 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.179 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.183 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.189 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.19 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.193 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.193 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.193 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Belize is 0.1925 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.1931 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.143 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.

That places Belize 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Belize, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1603 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.1603 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.1603 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.1603 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.1603 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.1588 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
1996 0.1588 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.1556 ha per square kilometre -2.0%
1998 0.1556 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.1517 ha per square kilometre -2.5%
2000 0.1475 ha per square kilometre -2.7%
2001 0.147 ha per square kilometre -0.4%
2002 0.147 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.143 ha per square kilometre -2.7%
2004 0.1443 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
2005 0.1461 ha per square kilometre +1.2%
2006 0.1486 ha per square kilometre +1.7%
2007 0.1529 ha per square kilometre +2.9%
2008 0.1612 ha per square kilometre +5.4%
2009 0.1666 ha per square kilometre +3.3%
2010 0.1666 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2011 0.1673 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
2012 0.1678 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2013 0.1682 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2014 0.1675 ha per square kilometre -0.4%
2015 0.1671 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2016 0.1713 ha per square kilometre +2.5%
2017 0.179 ha per square kilometre +4.5%
2018 0.1831 ha per square kilometre +2.3%
2019 0.1886 ha per square kilometre +3.0%
2020 0.1904 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
2021 0.1931 ha per square kilometre +1.4%
2022 0.1925 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2023 0.1925 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 0.1925 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 4121.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1582 ha per square kilometre 0.1517 ha per square kilometre 0.1603 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1504 ha per square kilometre 0.143 ha per square kilometre 0.1666 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1727 ha per square kilometre 0.1666 ha per square kilometre 0.1886 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1921 ha per square kilometre 0.1904 ha per square kilometre 0.1931 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 38 Slovenia 0.3063 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 39 Belgium 0.2628 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 40 Panama 0.1957 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 42 Congo 0.1809 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 43 Malawi 0.1754 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 44 Madagascar 0.1627 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Belize?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.1925 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 0.1931 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0.143 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
How does Belize rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Belize ranks 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.