Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Belize
Belize: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 500 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Belize is 500 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Belize peaked at 500 Square kilometres in 1995 and was at its lowest, 370 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Belize 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Belize, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 370 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 440 Square kilometres | +18.9% |
| 1979 | 440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 480 Square kilometres | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 480 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 480 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 480 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 480 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 490 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 500 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 500 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,940 Square kilometres, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 370 Square kilometres | 370 Square kilometres | 370 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 384 Square kilometres | 370 Square kilometres | 440 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 460 Square kilometres | 440 Square kilometres | 480 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 495 Square kilometres | 490 Square kilometres | 500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 500 Square kilometres | 500 Square kilometres | 500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 Square kilometres | 500 Square kilometres | 500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 Square kilometres | 500 Square kilometres | 500 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 132 Puerto Rico 1,027 Square kilometres compare
- 133 Faroe Islands 960 Square kilometres compare
- 134 Luxembourg 697.6 Square kilometres compare
- 135 North Korea 500 Square kilometres compare
- 135 Qatar 500 Square kilometres compare
- 138 Vanuatu 420 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 — permanent meadows and pastures in Belize?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Belize was 500 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 500 Square kilometres in 1995.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 370 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Belize ranks 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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