Land use in Belize
Belize: Land use was 132,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Belize is 132,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Belize peaked at 132,000 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42,000 hectares, in 1961.
Belize ranks 149th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,333 hectares | 42,000 hectares | 45,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,500 hectares | 45,000 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,500 hectares | 52,000 hectares | 72,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 92,200 hectares | 77,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,700 hectares | 99,000 hectares | 105,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,200 hectares | 107,000 hectares | 124,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 131,500 hectares | 130,000 hectares | 132,000 hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Belize
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.48 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2047 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2985 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Belize?
- Land use in Belize was 132,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 132,000 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for land use?
- Belize ranks 149th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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