Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Belize stood at 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belize ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0689 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0676 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0666 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0653 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0646 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0636 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0629 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0623 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0619 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0616 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.061 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0596 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.059 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0629 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0611 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0596 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 26 Brazil 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Seychelles 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Costa Rica 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 United States Virgin Islands 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Malaysia 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Samoa 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Belize?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — 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.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — 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
Forestland — 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.