Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Belize
Belize: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.1336 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Belize stood at 0.1336 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 214.5% on the previous year and up 1,287.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.207 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 ha per person, in 2004.
That places Belize 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0818 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0801 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0785 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0769 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0753 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0734 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0292 ha per person | -60.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0188 ha per person | -35.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0457 ha per person | +142.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0247 ha per person | -45.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0372 ha per person | +50.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0275 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0445 ha per person | +62.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1774 ha per person | +298.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 ha per person | -98.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0621 ha per person | +3186.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0179 ha per person | -71.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0783 ha per person | +337.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0342 ha per person | -56.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 ha per person | -58.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0352 ha per person | +149.7% |
| 2011 | 0.207 ha per person | +487.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0062 ha per person | -97.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0691 ha per person | +1014.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 ha per person | -86.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 ha per person | +195.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0226 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0446 ha per person | +97.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 ha per person | -77.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0362 ha per person | +257.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0759 ha per person | +109.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0156 ha per person | -79.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 ha per person | -47.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0425 ha per person | +412.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1336 ha per person | +214.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.1336 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1398.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.1336 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 712.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +3186.1% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0621 ha per person |
| 2013 | +1014.1% | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0691 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0584 ha per person | 0.0188 ha per person | 0.0818 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0495 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.1774 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0469 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.207 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0552 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.1336 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 1 Central African Republic 0.4535 ha per person compare
- 2 Zambia 0.1376 ha per person compare
- 4 Mozambique 0.0654 ha per person compare
- 5 Angola 0.0487 ha per person compare
- 6 Guyana 0.0284 ha per person 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, per capita in Belize?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Belize was 0.1336 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.207 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Belize ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,287.5%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.