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 122nd out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,579 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,571 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,563 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,556 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,548 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,541 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,533 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,525 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,518 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,510 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,503 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,495 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,487 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,480 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,472 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,465 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,457 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,449 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,442 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,434 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,427 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,419 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,412 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,404 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,397 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,389 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,382 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,374 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,366 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,359 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,351 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,344 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,336 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,329 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,321 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,314 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,314 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 55% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1,314 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 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 122nd out of 240 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.