Country area — Area, per capita in Belize
Belize: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0055 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area, per capita in Belize stood at 0.0055 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0245 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Belize 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0245 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0239 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0233 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0226 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0219 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0213 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0206 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.02 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0195 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.019 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0187 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0184 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0182 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0179 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0176 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0169 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0166 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0158 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0154 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0151 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0147 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0144 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.014 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0137 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0134 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0131 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0128 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0125 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0123 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.012 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0113 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0109 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.022 1000 ha per person | 0.0195 1000 ha per person | 0.0245 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0177 1000 ha per person | 0.0162 1000 ha per person | 0.019 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0142 1000 ha per person | 0.0128 1000 ha per person | 0.0158 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0113 1000 ha per person | 0.0099 1000 ha per person | 0.0125 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 2,301 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -61.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Belize?
- Country area — area, per capita in Belize was 0.0055 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Belize ranks 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.