Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Belize
Belize: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2011
All-time low
1.3%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Belize stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Belize peaked at 1.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2000.
Belize ranks 34th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 3 |
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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 — Import quantity, annual growth rate 30.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0491 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 12.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Belize?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Belize was 1.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Belize ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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