Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Belize
Belize: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0555 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0555 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
24th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.2436 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0555 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Belize stood at 0.0555 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.2436 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0555 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Belize ranks 24th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2436 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2375 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2311 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2245 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2179 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2114 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.205 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1988 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1932 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1889 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1857 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.183 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1804 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1779 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1749 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1714 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1679 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1644 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.161 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1572 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1533 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1495 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1459 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1425 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1393 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1361 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1331 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1302 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1274 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1246 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.122 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1194 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.117 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1146 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1117 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1085 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1049 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1013 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0979 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0947 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0918 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0891 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0865 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.084 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0815 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0792 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.077 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0749 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.073 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0712 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0697 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0682 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0668 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0654 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.064 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0625 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0611 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.06 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0591 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0584 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0577 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0566 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0555 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 4.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0555 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 5.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2181 Square kilometres per person | 0.1932 Square kilometres per person | 0.2436 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1756 Square kilometres per person | 0.161 Square kilometres per person | 0.1889 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1415 Square kilometres per person | 0.1274 Square kilometres per person | 0.1572 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1122 Square kilometres per person | 0.0979 Square kilometres per person | 0.1246 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0832 Square kilometres per person | 0.073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0947 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0648 Square kilometres per person | 0.0591 Square kilometres per person | 0.0712 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.057 Square kilometres per person | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | 0.0584 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 21 Oman 0.0613 Square kilometres per person compare
- 22 Argentina 0.0601 Square kilometres per person compare
- 23 Paraguay 0.0579 Square kilometres per person compare
- 25 Congo 0.0552 Square kilometres per person compare
- 26 Finland 0.0544 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 Uruguay 0.0517 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Belize?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Belize was 0.0555 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2436 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0555 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Belize ranks 24th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.