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 130th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,580 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,572 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,565 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,557 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,549 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,542 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,534 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,527 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,519 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,512 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,504 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,496 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,489 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,481 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,474 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,466 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,458 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,451 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,443 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,436 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,428 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,420 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,413 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,405 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,398 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,390 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,383 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,375 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,368 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,360 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,353 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,345 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,338 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,330 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,323 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,315 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,315 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 56% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1,315 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 127 Bangladesh 1,873 1000 ha compare
- 128 Algeria 1,691 1000 ha compare
- 129 Eritrea 1,442 1000 ha compare
- 131 Switzerland 1,267 1000 ha compare
- 132 Kyrgyzstan 1,255 1000 ha compare
- 133 Slovenia 1,244 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 130th out of 249 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.