Land use hidden — Forest in Belize

Belize: Land use hidden — Forest was 12,436 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
12,436 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
103rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
16,000 Square kilometres
in 1990
All-time low
12,436 Square kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Forest in Belize, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 16.0k Square kilometres1991: 15.9k Square kilometres1992: 15.7k Square kilometres1993: 15.6k Square kilometres1994: 15.4k Square kilometres1995: 15.3k Square kilometres1996: 15.2k Square kilometres1997: 15.0k Square kilometres1998: 14.9k Square kilometres1999: 14.7k Square kilometres2000: 14.6k Square kilometres2001: 14.5k Square kilometres2002: 14.5k Square kilometres2003: 14.4k Square kilometres2004: 14.3k Square kilometres2005: 14.3k Square kilometres2006: 14.2k Square kilometres2007: 14.1k Square kilometres2008: 14.0k Square kilometres2009: 14.0k Square kilometres2010: 13.9k Square kilometres2011: 13.8k Square kilometres2012: 13.7k Square kilometres2013: 13.6k Square kilometres2014: 13.4k Square kilometres2015: 13.3k Square kilometres2016: 13.2k Square kilometres2017: 13.1k Square kilometres2018: 13.0k Square kilometres2019: 12.9k Square kilometres2020: 12.8k Square kilometres2021: 12.7k Square kilometres2022: 12.5k Square kilometres2023: 12.4k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Belize recorded 12,436 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Belize peaked at 16,000 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,436 Square kilometres, in 2023.

Belize ranks 103rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,367 Square kilometres 14,734 Square kilometres 16,000 Square kilometres 10
2000s 14,287 Square kilometres 13,982 Square kilometres 14,593 Square kilometres 10
2010s 13,392 Square kilometres 12,882 Square kilometres 13,914 Square kilometres 10
2020s 12,603 Square kilometres 12,436 Square kilometres 12,770 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 100 Bangladesh 18,834 Square kilometres compare
  2. 101 Kyrgyzstan 13,701 Square kilometres compare
  3. 102 Switzerland 12,794 Square kilometres compare
  4. 104 Afghanistan 12,084 Square kilometres compare
  5. 105 Togo 12,004 Square kilometres compare
  6. 106 Azerbaijan 11,664 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — forest in Belize?
Land use hidden — forest in Belize was 12,436 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 16,000 Square kilometres in 1990.
What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 12,436 Square kilometres in 2023.
How does Belize rank for land use hidden — forest?
Belize ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata