Change forest area share total in Belize
Belize: Change forest area share total was -0.5728 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.5728
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
198th
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.4828
in 1991
All-time low
-0.5728
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded -0.5728 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Belize peaked at -0.4828 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.5728, in 2025.
That places Belize 198th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4828 | — |
| 1992 | -0.4851 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | -0.4875 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | -0.4898 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | -0.4923 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4947 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | -0.4971 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | -0.4996 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5021 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | -0.5047 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | -0.5072 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | -0.5098 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | -0.5124 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | -0.5151 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | -0.5177 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | -0.5204 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | -0.5232 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | -0.5259 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | -0.5287 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | -0.5315 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -0.5302 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | -0.5331 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | -0.5359 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | -0.5388 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | -0.5417 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | -0.5447 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | -0.5477 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | -0.5507 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | -0.5537 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.5568 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | -0.5599 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | -0.5631 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | -0.5663 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | -0.5695 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | -0.5728 | +0.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's -0.5728 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 42.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4923 | -0.5021 | -0.4828 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.5165 | -0.5287 | -0.5047 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5408 | -0.5537 | -0.5302 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5647 | -0.5728 | -0.5568 | 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 change forest area share total in Belize?
- Change forest area share total in Belize was -0.5728 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4828 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5728 in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for change forest area share total?
- Belize ranks 198th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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