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
Latest (2025)
1,310 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1,310 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
1,310 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belize, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,310 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,310 hectares | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,310 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216,840 hectares, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1,310 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 120,150 hectares, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
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
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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