Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Belize
Belize: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.026 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.026 ha per person for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 376.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0515 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 ha per person, in 2012.
Belize ranks 10th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0308 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0302 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0296 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.029 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0284 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0277 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0284 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.016 ha per person | -43.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0117 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0141 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 ha per person | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 0.015 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0515 ha per person | +242.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 ha per person | -95.1% |
| 2005 | 0.033 ha per person | +1208.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 ha per person | -86.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0377 ha per person | +732.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0193 ha per person | -48.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 ha per person | -62.5% |
| 2010 | 0.009 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0448 ha per person | +397.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 ha per person | -94.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0417 ha per person | +1711.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 ha per person | -86.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 ha per person | +210.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0169 ha per person | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 ha per person | -63.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 ha per person | +203.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0192 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 ha per person | -70.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0263 ha per person | +399.7% |
| 2024 | 0.026 ha per person | -1.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.026 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 242.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.026 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 62.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +1711.0% | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0417 ha per person |
| 2005 | +1208.2% | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.033 ha per person |
| 2007 | +732.0% | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0377 ha per person |
| 2023 | +399.7% | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0263 ha per person |
| 2011 | +397.2% | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0448 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0246 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 0.0308 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0194 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0515 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0448 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0165 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0263 ha per person | 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Belize?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Belize was 0.026 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0515 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 ha per person in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Belize ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 376.6%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned 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
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.