Primary Forest — Area in Belize
Belize: Primary Forest — Area was 1,197 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1,197 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Belize peaked at 1,442 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,197 1000 ha, in 2025.
Belize ranks 36th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,442 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,436 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,431 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,426 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,421 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,416 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,411 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,406 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,401 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,395 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,390 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,386 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,381 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,376 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,372 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,367 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,362 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,358 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,353 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,348 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,344 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,335 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,326 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,318 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,309 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,301 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,289 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,278 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,266 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,255 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,243 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,234 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,224 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,215 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,206 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1,197 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,197 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.45 1000 ha, 28.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1,197 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.13 1000 ha, 42.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,418 1000 ha | 1,395 1000 ha | 1,442 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,369 1000 ha | 1,348 1000 ha | 1,390 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,302 1000 ha | 1,255 1000 ha | 1,344 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,220 1000 ha | 1,197 1000 ha | 1,243 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 primary forest — area in Belize?
- Primary forest — area in Belize was 1,197 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,442 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,197 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for primary forest — area?
- Belize ranks 36th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Primary 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.