Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Belize
Belize: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 219.09 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Belize, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Belize is 219.09 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 48.2% on the previous year and up 355.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Belize peaked at 500.81 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -98.9 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Belize ranks 23rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -59.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -33.28 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 1998 | 151.15 % change on previous year | -554.2% |
| 1999 | -43.91 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 2000 | 55.11 % change on previous year | -225.5% |
| 2001 | -23.71 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
| 2002 | 67.08 % change on previous year | -382.9% |
| 2003 | 310.32 % change on previous year | +362.6% |
| 2004 | -98.9 % change on previous year | -131.9% |
| 2006 | -70.32 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 349.81 % change on previous year | -597.4% |
| 2008 | -55.17 % change on previous year | -115.8% |
| 2009 | -57.61 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 155.82 % change on previous year | -370.5% |
| 2011 | 500.81 % change on previous year | +221.4% |
| 2012 | -96.94 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 2014 | -85.78 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 201.9 % change on previous year | -335.4% |
| 2016 | -18.78 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 2017 | 102.07 % change on previous year | -643.7% |
| 2018 | -76.86 % change on previous year | -175.3% |
| 2019 | 262.79 % change on previous year | -441.9% |
| 2020 | 112.25 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2021 | -79.15 % change on previous year | -170.5% |
| 2022 | -46.02 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2023 | 423.07 % change on previous year | -1019.4% |
| 2024 | 219.09 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 219.09 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -50 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Belize's 219.09 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -33.8 % change on previous year. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 % change on previous year | -59.04 % change on previous year | 151.15 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.96 % change on previous year | -98.9 % change on previous year | 349.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 105 % change on previous year | -96.94 % change on previous year | 500.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 125.85 % change on previous year | -79.15 % change on previous year | 423.07 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 20 Congo 271.93 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Brazil 235.31 % change on previous year compare
- 22 El Salvador 224.99 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Burundi 200 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 150 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Türkiye 146.19 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Belize
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 226.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 67.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 159.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 38.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1462 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Belize?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Belize was 219.09 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 500.81 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -98.9 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Belize ranks 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 355.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.