Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Belize
Belize: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 99.9 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 99.9 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Belize peaked at 99.92 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.9 %, in 2018.
Belize ranks 44th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.92 % | — |
| 1991 | 99.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.91 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.9 % | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 99.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 99.9 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.76 %, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.92 % | 99.91 % | 99.92 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.91 % | 99.91 % | 99.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.91 % | 99.9 % | 99.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9 % | 99.9 % | 99.9 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 41 Somalia 99.92 % compare
- 42 Angola 99.91 % compare
- 42 Democratic Republic of the Congo 99.91 % compare
- 44 British Virgin Islands 99.9 % compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 99.9 % compare
- 44 Suriname 99.9 % 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Belize?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Belize was 99.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 99.92 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9 % in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Belize ranks 44th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.