Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Belize
Belize: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 87.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
87.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 195 countries
All-time high
87.1%
in 2009
All-time low
85.2%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Belize, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Belize is 87.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Belize peaked at 87.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 2000.
That places Belize 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.2% | — |
| 2001 | 86.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 87.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.3%, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 87.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.1%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.8% | 85.2% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 25 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 88.6% compare
- 26 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 88.0% compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 87.5% compare
- 29 Thailand 85.9% compare
- 30 Dominican Republic 85.5% compare
- 31 Namibia 83.9% compare
More environment data for Belize
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Belize?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Belize was 87.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Belize ranks 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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