Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Belize
Belize: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 12,412 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Belize recorded 12,412 Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Belize peaked at 15,980 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,412 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Belize ranks 97th of 189 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.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Belize, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,980 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 15,839 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 15,698 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 15,557 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 15,416 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 15,276 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 15,135 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 14,994 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 14,853 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 14,712 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 14,571 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 14,503 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14,435 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 14,367 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 14,299 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 14,231 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 14,163 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 14,095 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 14,027 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13,959 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 13,891 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 13,774 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 13,657 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 13,539 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 13,422 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13,305 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 13,193 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13,082 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12,970 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 12,858 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 12,747 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 12,635 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 12,523 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 12,412 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 12,412 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 12,412 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,319 Square kilometres, 53% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,346 Square kilometres | 14,712 Square kilometres | 15,980 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,265 Square kilometres | 13,959 Square kilometres | 14,571 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,369 Square kilometres | 12,858 Square kilometres | 13,891 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,579 Square kilometres | 12,412 Square kilometres | 12,747 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 94 Uzbekistan 14,373 Square kilometres compare
- 95 Algeria 13,505 Square kilometres compare
- 96 Hungary 12,630 Square kilometres compare
- 98 Afghanistan 12,080 Square kilometres compare
- 99 Togo 11,357 Square kilometres compare
- 100 Switzerland 11,339 Square kilometres 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Belize?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Belize was 12,412 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 15,980 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,412 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Belize ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating 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 — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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