Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Belize
Belize: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 54.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
54.5%
World rank
15th
of 198 countries
All-time high
54.9%
in 2015
All-time low
53.3%
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2025
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Belize, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Belize stood at 54.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Belize peaked at 54.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2000.
That places Belize 15th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.3% | — |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 54.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belize's 54.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 4.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 54.4% | 54.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 54.5% | 54.5% | 2 |
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 proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Belize?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Belize was 54.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Belize ranks 15th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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