Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Belize
Belize: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0208 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Belize is 0.0208 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.2352 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0208 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Belize ranks 22nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2352 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2293 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.223 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2166 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2103 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2039 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1977 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1918 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1863 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1821 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.179 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1763 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1738 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1714 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1684 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.165 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1615 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1577 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1544 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1506 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1468 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1432 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1397 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1365 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1331 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.13 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1266 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1236 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1207 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person | -74.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.03 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0298 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0298 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0297 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.029 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0282 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0274 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0233 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0229 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0214 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0208 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 9.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0208 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, 10.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -74.9% | 0.1207 Square kilometres per person | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2104 Square kilometres per person | 0.1863 Square kilometres per person | 0.2352 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.169 Square kilometres per person | 0.1544 Square kilometres per person | 0.1821 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1351 Square kilometres per person | 0.1207 Square kilometres per person | 0.1506 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0295 Square kilometres per person | 0.0282 Square kilometres per person | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | 0.0233 Square kilometres per person | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | 0.0229 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | 0.0211 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 19 Kazakhstan 0.0257 Square kilometres per person compare
- 20 Guyana 0.0243 Square kilometres per person compare
- 21 Chile 0.0229 Square kilometres per person compare
- 23 Vanuatu 0.0184 Square kilometres per person compare
- 24 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0181 Square kilometres per person compare
- 25 Bolivia 0.0158 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 — other areas, per capita in Belize?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Belize was 0.0208 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2352 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0208 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Belize ranks 22nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.