Grassland organic soils — Area in Belize
Belize: Grassland organic soils — Area was 2,896 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Area in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Belize is 2,896 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Belize peaked at 2,897 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,971 ha, in 2003.
Belize ranks 63rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,075 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,075 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,075 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,075 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,075 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,071 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,071 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,034 ha | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 2,034 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,006 ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,991 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,015 ha | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2,001 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,971 ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,988 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,036 ha | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,077 ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2,167 ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2,300 ha | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2,405 ha | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 2,397 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,422 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,465 ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2,473 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,465 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,461 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,527 ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2,650 ha | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 2,719 ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2,804 ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,824 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,897 ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2,896 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,896 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,896 ha | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2,896 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2137 ha, 13553.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,059 ha | 2,006 ha | 2,075 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,095 ha | 1,971 ha | 2,405 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,538 ha | 2,397 ha | 2,804 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,882 ha | 2,824 ha | 2,897 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 organic soils — area in Belize?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Belize was 2,896 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2,897 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,971 ha in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Belize ranks 63rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.