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 34th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,418 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 |
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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 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 34th out of 169 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.