Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Belize

Protected areas in Belize in 2025 — 26.8%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 8.5 pp.

2025 26.8% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 213
Period maximum 26.8%2024
Period minimum 18.3%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Belize, 2013–202517.52022.52527.520132015201720192021202320252013: 18.3%2014: 20.5%2015: 20.5%2016: 20.6%2017: 20.6%2018: 20.6%2019: 20.6%2020: 21.1%2021: 21.1%2022: 21.1%2023: 21.1%2024: 26.8%2025: 26.8%
Change over the period: +8.5 pp Annual average: 0.71 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Belize 26.8%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.8 +0 pp
2024 26.8 +5.7 pp
2023 21.1 +0 pp
2022 21.1 +0 pp
2021 21.1 +0 pp
2020 21.1 +0.5 pp
2019 20.6 +0 pp
2018 20.6 +0 pp
2017 20.6 +0 pp
2016 20.6 +0.1 pp
2015 20.5 +0 pp
2014 20.5 +2.2 pp
2013 18.3

Central America, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.