Forest land — Area in Belize
Belize: Forest land — Area was 1,315 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1,315 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Belize peaked at 1,580 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,315 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Belize 121st out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,546 1000 ha | 1,512 1000 ha | 1,580 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,470 1000 ha | 1,436 1000 ha | 1,504 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,394 1000 ha | 1,360 1000 ha | 1,428 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,334 1000 ha | 1,315 1000 ha | 1,353 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 118 Bangladesh 1,873 1000 ha compare
- 119 Algeria 1,691 1000 ha compare
- 120 Eritrea 1,442 1000 ha compare
- 122 Switzerland 1,267 1000 ha compare
- 123 Kyrgyzstan 1,255 1000 ha compare
- 124 Slovenia 1,244 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belize
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 300 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 300 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 194 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 45 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 233 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 233 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1,520 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1,853 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Belize?
- Forest land — area in Belize was 1,315 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,580 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,315 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for forest land — area?
- Belize ranks 121st out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.