Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Belize
Belize: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 67.97 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Belize, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, mangroves — area from modis in Belize stood at 67.97 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Belize peaked at 74.33 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 54.09 1000 ha, in 2005.
Belize ranks 42nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 74.33 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 60.61 1000 ha | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 55.74 1000 ha | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 54.99 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.09 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 56.57 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 57.47 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 59.52 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 59.39 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.32 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 61.81 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.81 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 64.14 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 65.23 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 65.38 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.42 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 68.25 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 69.92 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 67.67 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 66.58 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 67.31 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.58 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 68.19 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 67.97 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 67.97 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.33 1000 ha, 15.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 67.97 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.77 1000 ha, 3.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.19 1000 ha | 54.09 1000 ha | 74.33 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.7 1000 ha | 61.81 1000 ha | 69.92 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.93 1000 ha | 66.58 1000 ha | 69.58 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 39 French Guiana 72.54 1000 ha compare
- 40 Republic of Korea 69.29 1000 ha compare
- 41 Costa Rica 68.17 1000 ha compare
- 43 Cambodia 66.22 1000 ha compare
- 44 Vanuatu 54.46 1000 ha compare
- 45 New Caledonia 48.74 1000 ha 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 mangroves — area from modis in Belize?
- Mangroves — area from modis in Belize was 67.97 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 74.33 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.09 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for mangroves — area from modis?
- Belize ranks 42nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, published as part of Mangroves — Area from MODIS. 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.