Belize vs Switzerland: Forest area
Belize
1.32 million hectares
in 2025
Switzerland
1.27 million hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
117th
Switzerland rank
118th
Forest area over time
- Belize
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1.32 million hectares against 1.27 million hectares in Switzerland, a difference of 48,030 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 118th of 235 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 372,969 hectares | Belize |
| 2000s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 256,252 hectares | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.39 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 147,798 hectares | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.33 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 71,440 hectares | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Belize or Switzerland?
- Belize, at 1.32 million hectares against 1.27 million hectares in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Belize and Switzerland?
- 48,030 hectares, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Switzerland rank globally for forest area?
- Belize ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 118th 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.