Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Belize
Belize: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 34.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Belize, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Belize stood at 34.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Belize peaked at 34.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2000.
That places Belize 118th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.5% | — |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 34.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belize's 34.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 23.7% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 27.8% | 34.3% | 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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Belize?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Belize was 34.3% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Belize ranks 118th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).