Share global forest in Belize
Belize: Share global forest was 0.0318 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0318
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
117th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0364
in 1990
All-time low
0.0318
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0318 for share global forest in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Belize peaked at 0.0364 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0318, in 2025.
Belize ranks 117th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0364 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0363 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0362 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0361 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.036 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0359 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0359 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0358 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0357 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0356 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0355 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0353 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0352 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.035 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0349 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0347 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0346 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0344 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0343 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0341 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.034 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0338 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0337 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0335 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0334 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0333 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0331 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0329 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0328 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0326 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0325 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0323 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0322 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.032 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0319 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0318 | -0.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0318 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 57% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0318 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.036 | 0.0356 | 0.0364 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0348 | 0.0341 | 0.0355 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0333 | 0.0326 | 0.034 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0321 | 0.0318 | 0.0325 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 114 Bangladesh 0.0452 compare
- 115 Algeria 0.0409 compare
- 116 Eritrea 0.0348 compare
- 118 Switzerland 0.0306 compare
- 119 Kyrgyzstan 0.0303 compare
- 120 Slovenia 0.03 compare
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 share global forest in Belize?
- Share global forest in Belize was 0.0318 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0364 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0318 in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for share global forest?
- Belize ranks 117th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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