Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 1.03 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.03 ha per square kilometre for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 401.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 1.03 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0499 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Belize 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4325 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.4325 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4325 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4325 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4325 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4325 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | -84.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1904 ha per square kilometre | +281.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1913 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7269 ha per square kilometre | +279.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1726 ha per square kilometre | -76.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4671 ha per square kilometre | +170.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2645 ha per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7578 ha per square kilometre | +186.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5693 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2936 ha per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5834 ha per square kilometre | +98.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8798 ha per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | -88.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9651 ha per square kilometre | +870.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2748 ha per square kilometre | -71.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4596 ha per square kilometre | +67.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4671 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3414 ha per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 0.469 ha per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8676 ha per square kilometre | +85.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6753 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4568 ha per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | -55.0% |
| 2023 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +401.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.03 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0191 ha per square kilometre, 54.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.03 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0315 ha per square kilometre, 32.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +870.8% | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | 0.9651 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +401.8% | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2845 ha per square kilometre | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | 0.4325 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3683 ha per square kilometre | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | 0.7578 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5407 ha per square kilometre | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | 0.9651 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5921 ha per square kilometre | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 29 Cambodia 1.19 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Gabon 1.13 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Barbados 1.04 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Ethiopia 0.8794 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0.7893 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nicaragua 0.6776 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 grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize was 1.03 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0499 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.