Consumption-based deforestation per person in Belize
Belize: Consumption-based deforestation per person was 37.28 square meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Belize, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in square meters.
Analysis
Belize recorded 37.28 square meters for consumption-based deforestation per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based deforestation per person in Belize peaked at 37.28 square meters in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.4 square meters, in 2005.
That places Belize 6th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.56 square meters | 11.4 square meters | 28.46 square meters | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.98 square meters | 14.11 square meters | 32.7 square meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1 square meters | 21.36 square meters | 37.28 square meters | 4 |
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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 consumption-based deforestation per person in Belize?
- Consumption-based deforestation per person in Belize was 37.28 square meters in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 37.28 square meters in 2023.
- What is the lowest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4 square meters in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Belize ranks 6th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based deforestation per person rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.