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Forest area — Belize

Forest area in Belize in 2023 — 12,436 km². Ranked 116 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 22.3%.

2023 12,436 km² −0.89% vs 2022
World rank 116of 213
Period maximum 16,000 km²1990
Period minimum 12,436 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Belize, 1990–202312,00013,00014,00015,00016,00017,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 16,000 km²1991: 15,860 km²1992: 15,719 km²1993: 15,578 km²1994: 15,437 km²1995: 15,297 km²1996: 15,156 km²1997: 15,015 km²1998: 14,874 km²1999: 14,734 km²2000: 14,593 km²2001: 14,525 km²2002: 14,457 km²2003: 14,389 km²2004: 14,321 km²2005: 14,253 km²2006: 14,186 km²2007: 14,118 km²2008: 14,050 km²2009: 13,982 km²2010: 13,914 km²2011: 13,797 km²2012: 13,680 km²2013: 13,563 km²2014: 13,445 km²2015: 13,328 km²2016: 13,217 km²2017: 13,105 km²2018: 12,994 km²2019: 12,882 km²2020: 12,771 km²2021: 12,659 km²2022: 12,547 km²2023: 12,436 km²
Change over the period: −3,565 (−22.28%) Average annual rate: -0.76 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 12,436 km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
Central America computed 872,833 km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 12,436 −112 −0.89%
2022 12,547 −112 −0.88%
2021 12,659 −112 −0.87%
2020 12,771 −112 −0.87%
2019 12,882 −112 −0.86%
2018 12,994 −112 −0.85%
2017 13,105 −112 −0.84%
2016 13,217 −112 −0.84%
2015 13,328 −117 −0.87%
2014 13,445 −117 −0.86%
2013 13,563 −117 −0.86%
2012 13,680 −117 −0.85%
2011 13,797 −117 −0.84%
2010 13,914 −68 −0.49%
2009 13,982 −68 −0.48%
2008 14,050 −68 −0.48%
2007 14,118 −68 −0.48%
2006 14,186 −68 −0.48%
2005 14,253 −68 −0.47%
2004 14,321 −68 −0.47%
2003 14,389 −68 −0.47%
2002 14,457 −68 −0.47%
2001 14,525 −68 −0.47%
2000 14,593 −141 −0.96%
1999 14,734 −141 −0.95%
1998 14,874 −141 −0.94%
1997 15,015 −141 −0.93%
1996 15,156 −141 −0.92%
1995 15,297 −141 −0.91%
1994 15,437 −141 −0.9%
1993 15,578 −141 −0.9%
1992 15,719 −141 −0.89%
1991 15,860 −141 −0.88%
1990 16,000 — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 653,088 HN Honduras 62,964 PA Panama 41,796 GT Guatemala 34,930 NI Nicaragua 31,075 CR Costa Rica 30,840 BZ Belize 12,436 SV El Salvador 5,704
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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