Belize vs Eritrea: Forest area
Belize
1.32 million hectares
in 2025
Eritrea
1.44 million hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
117th
Eritrea rank
116th
Forest area over time
- Belize
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.44 million hectares against 1.32 million hectares in Belize, a difference of 126,970 hectares.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 117th and Eritrea ranks 116th of 235 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 78,725 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 94,830 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.39 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 110,674 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.33 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 123,090 hectares | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Belize or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 1.44 million hectares against 1.32 million hectares in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Belize and Eritrea?
- 126,970 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Eritrea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Eritrea rank globally for forest area?
- Belize ranks 117th and Eritrea ranks 116th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.