Inland waters — Area in Belize
Belize: Inland waters — Area was 15.6 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Belize is 15.6 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Belize peaked at 16 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15.6 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Belize 151st out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.84 1000 ha | 15.6 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.33 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Belize?
- Inland waters — area in Belize was 15.6 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 16 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for inland waters — area?
- Belize ranks 151st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, published as part of Inland waters — 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.