How does Belize rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Belize ranks 183rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Belize?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Belize

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Belize
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Belize: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 2.46 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

2.46 1000 ha

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

183rd

of 240 countries

All-time high

2.48 1000 ha

in 2017

All-time low

2.37 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Belize, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Belize stood at 2.46 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Belize peaked at 2.48 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.37 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Belize 183rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	2.42 1000 ha	2.37 1000 ha	2.44 1000 ha	9
2010s	2.45 1000 ha	2.42 1000 ha	2.48 1000 ha	10
2020s	2.44 1000 ha	2.4 1000 ha	2.46 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Belize

180 Eswatini 3.11 1000 ha compare
181 Djibouti 2.8 1000 ha compare
182 Faroe Islands 2.63 1000 ha compare
184 Micronesia 2.23 1000 ha compare
185 Guam 2.14 1000 ha compare
186 Bhutan 2.06 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Belize

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.61 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.55 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 15.6 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.19 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 26.88 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.2 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.91 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 104 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Belize?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Belize was 2.46 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Belize?: The highest recorded value was 2.48 1000 ha in 2017.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Belize?: The lowest recorded value was 2.37 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Belize rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Belize ranks 183rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Belize?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.