Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.4737 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.4737 ha per square kilometre for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 410.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.6434 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.03 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Belize 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2476 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2476 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2476 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2476 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2476 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2476 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2619 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1523 ha per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1152 ha per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1439 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1114 ha per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1388 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1688 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5956 ha per square kilometre | +252.8% |
| 2004 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | -95.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4043 ha per square kilometre | +1246.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | -85.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4896 ha per square kilometre | +755.8% |
| 2008 | 0.258 ha per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1266 ha per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6434 ha per square kilometre | +408.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | -94.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6247 ha per square kilometre | +1750.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | -86.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2645 ha per square kilometre | +216.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2167 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2758 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1022 ha per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3152 ha per square kilometre | +208.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3283 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | -70.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0929 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4737 ha per square kilometre | +410.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.4737 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 ha per square kilometre, 207.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.4737 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0103 ha per square kilometre, 45.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1750.0% | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | 0.6247 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +1246.9% | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.4043 ha per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +755.8% | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | 0.4896 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +408.2% | 0.1266 ha per square kilometre | 0.6434 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +410.1% | 0.0929 ha per square kilometre | 0.4737 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2159 ha per square kilometre | 0.1152 ha per square kilometre | 0.2619 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2353 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.5956 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2686 ha per square kilometre | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | 0.6434 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2479 ha per square kilometre | 0.0929 ha per square kilometre | 0.4737 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.8908 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Cambodia 0.8103 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Canada 0.6056 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Guatemala 0.4234 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Thailand 0.412 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Malawi 0.3069 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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.4737 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6434 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody 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
Woody 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.