Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Belize
Belize: Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC was 52.17 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Belize, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, mangroves — area from cci_lc in Belize stood at 52.17 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from cci_lc in Belize peaked at 54.17 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 52.17 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Belize 44th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.48 1000 ha | 53.23 1000 ha | 53.82 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 53.97 1000 ha | 53.84 1000 ha | 54.17 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.91 1000 ha | 52.95 1000 ha | 54.17 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4 1000 ha | 52.17 1000 ha | 52.85 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 41 Congo 74.23 1000 ha compare
- 42 Honduras 69.37 1000 ha compare
- 43 New Caledonia 63.48 1000 ha compare
- 45 Sudan (former) 49.63 1000 ha compare
- 46 Suriname 44.6 1000 ha compare
- 47 El Salvador 43.61 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belize
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.61 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.55 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 26.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.91 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 104 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from cci_lc in Belize?
- Mangroves — area from cci_lc in Belize was 52.17 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from cci_lc recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 54.17 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from cci_lc recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.17 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for mangroves — area from cci_lc?
- Belize ranks 44th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mangroves — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.