Forest land — Share in Land area in Belize
Belize: Forest land — Share in Land area was 57.98 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Belize is 57.98 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Belize peaked at 69.26 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.98 %, in 2024.
Belize ranks 41st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.76 % | 66.27 % | 69.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.44 % | 62.94 % | 65.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.12 % | 59.63 % | 62.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.64 % | 57.98 % | 59.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 38 United States Virgin Islands 58.94 % compare
- 39 Brazil 58.55 % compare
- 40 Seychelles 58.51 % compare
- 42 Malaysia 57.66 % compare
- 43 Samoa 57.64 % compare
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 57.56 % compare
More environment data for Belize
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.61 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.55 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 26.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.91 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 104 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Belize?
- Forest land — share in land area in Belize was 57.98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 69.26 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.98 % in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Belize ranks 41st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.