Above-ground forest biomass in Belize
Belize: Above-ground forest biomass was 211 tonnes per hectare in 2020. ▬ Flat
Above-ground forest biomass in Belize, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Belize recorded 211 tonnes per hectare for above-ground forest biomass in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Belize peaked at 211 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 211 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
That places Belize 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 211 tonnes per hectare | 211 tonnes per hectare | 211 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 211 tonnes per hectare | 211 tonnes per hectare | 211 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 211 tonnes per hectare | 211 tonnes per hectare | 211 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 219.13 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 Central African Republic 217.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 214.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 Anguilla 210 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 Antigua and Barbuda 210 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 British Virgin Islands 210 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 210 tonnes per hectare compare
More environment data for Belize
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.48 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2047 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2985 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Belize?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Belize was 211 tonnes per hectare in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 211 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 211 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Belize ranks 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)