Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.5093 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.5093 ha per square kilometre for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 869.6% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.5093 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.005 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
Belize ranks 31st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | -93.9% |
| 1997 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1149 ha per square kilometre | +2177.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | -89.8% |
| 2000 | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | +513.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | -44.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2682 ha per square kilometre | +565.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3245 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | -87.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2082 ha per square kilometre | +416.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0863 ha per square kilometre | -58.6% |
| 2007 | 0.197 ha per square kilometre | +128.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2485 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0619 ha per square kilometre | -75.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1604 ha per square kilometre | +159.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3602 ha per square kilometre | +124.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | -93.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3846 ha per square kilometre | +1540.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | -83.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1951 ha per square kilometre | +205.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2767 ha per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2035 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2673 ha per square kilometre | +80.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2129 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5093 ha per square kilometre | +869.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.5093 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0081 ha per square kilometre, 62.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.5093 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.048 ha per square kilometre, 10.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +2177.7% | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.1149 ha per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +1540.0% | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | 0.3846 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +869.6% | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | 0.5093 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1185 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1547 ha per square kilometre | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | 0.3245 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2083 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | 0.3846 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2148 ha per square kilometre | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | 0.5093 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 28 Australia 0.6006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 0.5438 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Canada 0.526 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Greece 0.4178 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Myanmar 0.3959 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guatemala 0.3205 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 savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.5093 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5093 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Belize rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.