Annual change forest area in Belize
Belize: Annual change forest area was -7,532 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-7,532
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
189th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-7,532
in 2021
All-time low
-7,590
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Belize stood at -7,532. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Belize peaked at -7,532 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7,590, in 2001.
Belize ranks 189th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Annual change forest area in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -7,590 | — |
| 1992 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -7,590 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -7,590 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -7,532 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -7,532 | -0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's -7,532 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22, 342.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,590 | -7,590 | -7,590 | 9 |
| 2000s | -7,590 | -7,590 | -7,590 | 10 |
| 2010s | -7,538 | -7,590 | -7,532 | 10 |
| 2020s | -7,532 | -7,532 | -7,532 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More environment data for Belize
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1182 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Belize?
- Annual change forest area in Belize was -7,532 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was -7,532 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,590 in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for annual change forest area?
- Belize ranks 189th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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