Forestland — Area, per capita in Belize
Belize: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0031 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0031 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0086 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Belize 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0031 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 9.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0031 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 10.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 10 Congo 0.0034 1000 ha per person compare
- 11 Bhutan 0.0034 1000 ha per person compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 0.0032 1000 ha per person compare
- 14 New Caledonia 0.003 1000 ha per person compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 0.003 1000 ha per person compare
- 16 Vanuatu 0.0027 1000 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 forestland — area, per capita in Belize?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Belize was 0.0031 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Belize ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.