Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Belize

Belize: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -7,532 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
-7,532 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
189th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-7,532 hectares
in 2021
All-time low
-7,590 hectares
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Belize, 1991–2025

-7.6k-7.6k-7.6k-7.5k1991200820251991: -7.6k hectares1992: -7.6k hectares1993: -7.6k hectares1994: -7.6k hectares1995: -7.6k hectares1996: -7.6k hectares1997: -7.6k hectares1998: -7.6k hectares1999: -7.6k hectares2000: -7.6k hectares2001: -7.6k hectares2002: -7.6k hectares2003: -7.6k hectares2004: -7.6k hectares2005: -7.6k hectares2006: -7.6k hectares2007: -7.6k hectares2008: -7.6k hectares2009: -7.6k hectares2010: -7.6k hectares2011: -7.5k hectares2012: -7.5k hectares2013: -7.5k hectares2014: -7.5k hectares2015: -7.5k hectares2016: -7.5k hectares2017: -7.5k hectares2018: -7.5k hectares2019: -7.5k hectares2020: -7.5k hectares2021: -7.5k hectares2022: -7.5k hectares2023: -7.5k hectares2024: -7.5k hectares2025: -7.5k hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Belize is -7,532 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Belize peaked at -7,532 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7,590 hectares, in 2001.

Belize ranks 189th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -7,590 hectares -7,590 hectares -7,590 hectares 9
2000s -7,590 hectares -7,590 hectares -7,590 hectares 10
2010s -7,538 hectares -7,590 hectares -7,532 hectares 10
2020s -7,532 hectares -7,532 hectares -7,532 hectares 6

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  1. 186 Gambia -6,534 hectares compare
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  3. 188 Gabon -6,732 hectares compare
  4. 190 Guyana -7,630 hectares compare
  5. 191 Equatorial Guinea -8,360 hectares compare
  6. 192 Bhutan -8,484 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Belize?
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Belize was -7,532 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was -7,532 hectares in 2021.
What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was -7,590 hectares in 2001.
How does Belize rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
Belize ranks 189th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.