Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Belize
Belize: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 44.81 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
44.81
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 240 countries
All-time high
44.81
in 2022
All-time low
38.22
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Belize, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Belize is 44.81, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Belize peaked at 44.81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.22, in 2000.
Belize ranks 129th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.22 | — |
| 2001 | 38.78 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 39.1 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.19 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.28 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 39.28 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39.28 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.28 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39.38 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 39.38 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.55 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 39.55 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.55 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.55 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.29 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 41.29 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.29 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.29 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.29 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.57 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.57 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.81 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 44.81 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.81 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.81 | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 44.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 44.81 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.12 | 38.22 | 39.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4 | 39.39 | 41.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.73 | 41.57 | 44.81 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More environment data for Belize
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1182 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Belize?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Belize was 44.81 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 44.81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.22 in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Belize ranks 129th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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