Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Belize
Belize: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 1,314 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1,314 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Belize peaked at 1,579 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,314 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Belize 114th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,544 1000 ha | 1,510 1000 ha | 1,579 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,468 1000 ha | 1,434 1000 ha | 1,503 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,393 1000 ha | 1,359 1000 ha | 1,427 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,333 1000 ha | 1,314 1000 ha | 1,351 1000 ha | 6 |
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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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Belize?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Belize was 1,314 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,579 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,314 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Belize ranks 114th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.