Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.7654 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize is 0.7654 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 423.1% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 2.97 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0225 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
Belize ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6569 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.6569 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6569 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6569 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6569 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6569 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.269 ha per square kilometre | -59.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1795 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4508 ha per square kilometre | +151.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2529 ha per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3922 ha per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2992 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4999 ha per square kilometre | +67.1% |
| 2003 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +310.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | -98.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7616 ha per square kilometre | +3283.4% |
| 2006 | 0.226 ha per square kilometre | -70.3% |
| 2007 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +349.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4558 ha per square kilometre | -55.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1932 ha per square kilometre | -57.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4943 ha per square kilometre | +155.8% |
| 2011 | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | +500.8% |
| 2012 | 0.091 ha per square kilometre | -96.9% |
| 2013 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +1038.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1473 ha per square kilometre | -85.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4446 ha per square kilometre | +201.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3611 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7297 ha per square kilometre | +102.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1688 ha per square kilometre | -76.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6125 ha per square kilometre | +262.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +112.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2711 ha per square kilometre | -79.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1463 ha per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7654 ha per square kilometre | +423.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.7654 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 190.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.7654 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 158.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +3283.4% | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | 0.7616 ha per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +1038.1% | 0.091 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5094 ha per square kilometre | 0.1795 ha per square kilometre | 0.6569 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5918 ha per square kilometre | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7054 ha per square kilometre | 0.091 ha per square kilometre | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6207 ha per square kilometre | 0.1463 ha per square kilometre | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 square kilometre in Belize?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.7654 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.