Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Belize
Belize: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 57.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Belize is 57.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Belize peaked at 69.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 2025.
That places Belize 38th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 61.0% | 62.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 57.6% | 59.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 35 Costa Rica 58.5% compare
- 36 Brazil 58.2% compare
- 37 Estonia 57.7% compare
- 38 Seychelles 57.6% compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 57.6% compare
- 41 Malaysia 57.5% 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 18.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.41 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Belize?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Belize was 57.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Belize ranks 38th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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