Belize's forest cover fell from 67.7 % in 1994 to 54.5 % in 2023.
Belize · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Belize's forest area fell from 15,437 km in 1994 to 12,436 km in 2023.
Belize's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 36.8 % in 2013 to 37.3 % in 2025.
Belize's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 6.3 % in 1994 to 8.0 % in 2023.
Belize's arable land (% of land area) rose from 2.6 % in 1994 to 4.4 % in 2023.
Air
Belize's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 19.4 in 1994 to 16.8 in 2023.
Water
Belize's water stress rose from 0.3 % in 1993 to 0.7 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
14th of 181 · 6th in Latin America
Belize's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 78,296 in 1993 to 37,891 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Belize.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data