Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belize
Belize: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 1,310 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belize, 1990–2025
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belize is 1,310 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belize peaked at 1,310 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,310 hectares, in 1990.
That places Belize 166th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,310 hectares | 1,310 hectares | 1,310 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,310 hectares | 1,310 hectares | 1,310 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,310 hectares | 1,310 hectares | 1,310 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,310 hectares | 1,310 hectares | 1,310 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 163 Comoros 1,760 hectares compare
- 164 Gambia 1,750 hectares compare
- 165 Palestine 1,340 hectares compare
- 167 Cook Islands 1,190 hectares compare
- 168 French Guiana 800 hectares compare
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belize?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belize was 1,310 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,310 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,310 hectares in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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