Belize - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Belize was 12,771 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,000 in 1990 and a minimum value of 12,771 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 16,000
1991 15,860
1992 15,719
1993 15,578
1994 15,437
1995 15,297
1996 15,156
1997 15,015
1998 14,874
1999 14,734
2000 14,593
2001 14,525
2002 14,457
2003 14,389
2004 14,321
2005 14,253
2006 14,186
2007 14,118
2008 14,050
2009 13,982
2010 13,914
2011 13,797
2012 13,680
2013 13,563
2014 13,445
2015 13,328
2016 13,217
2017 13,105
2018 12,994
2019 12,882
2020 12,771

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Belize was 55.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 70.15 in 1990, while its lowest value was 55.99 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 70.15
1991 69.53
1992 68.91
1993 68.30
1994 67.68
1995 67.06
1996 66.44
1997 65.83
1998 65.21
1999 64.59
2000 63.98
2001 63.68
2002 63.38
2003 63.08
2004 62.79
2005 62.49
2006 62.19
2007 61.89
2008 61.59
2009 61.30
2010 61.00
2011 60.49
2012 59.97
2013 59.46
2014 58.95
2015 58.43
2016 57.94
2017 57.45
2018 56.96
2019 56.48
2020 55.99

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use