Forestland — Area in Belize
Belize: Forestland — Area was 1,315 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1,315 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Belize peaked at 1,580 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,315 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Belize 111th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,580 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,572 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,565 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,557 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,549 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,542 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,534 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,527 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,519 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,512 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,504 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,496 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,489 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,481 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,474 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,466 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,458 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,451 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,443 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,436 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,428 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,420 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,413 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,405 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,398 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,390 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,383 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,375 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,368 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,360 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,353 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,345 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,338 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,330 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,323 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,315 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,315 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,294 1000 ha, 57% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1,315 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 684.84 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,546 1000 ha | 1,512 1000 ha | 1,580 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,470 1000 ha | 1,436 1000 ha | 1,504 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,394 1000 ha | 1,360 1000 ha | 1,428 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,334 1000 ha | 1,315 1000 ha | 1,353 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 108 Bangladesh 1,873 1000 ha compare
- 109 Algeria 1,691 1000 ha compare
- 110 Eritrea 1,442 1000 ha compare
- 112 Switzerland 1,267 1000 ha compare
- 113 Kyrgyzstan 1,255 1000 ha compare
- 114 Slovenia 1,244 1000 ha 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 forestland — area in Belize?
- Forestland — area in Belize was 1,315 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,580 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,315 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for forestland — area?
- Belize ranks 111th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).