Deforestation statistics for Belize



Belize: Demographic data

Population (2022)397,628
Annual population growth rate (2022)1.90%
Population density (people/sq km)17
Net migration1,200
Fertility rate2.3
Median age25
Urban population share46%


Belize: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 22,810
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 1,748,278
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 76.60%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 261,673
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 15.00%
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 1,164,467
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 51.10%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 66.60%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 127,371
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 10.90%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 1,037,096
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 45.50%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 59%


Belize: Annual forest and tree cover data



Belize: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002: 5,574
2003: 2,998
2004: 2,103
2005: 3,208
2006: 1,897
2007: 4,123
2008: 3,609
2009: 4,405
2010: 4,769
2011: 16,295
2012: 6,762
2013: 8,449
2014: 9,027
2015: 6,600
2016: 11,477
2017: 6,591
2018: 4,789
2019: 8,745
2020: 15,951


Belize: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 8,212
2002: 13,474
2003: 6,844
2004: 4,312
2005: 8,104
2006: 4,270
2007: 12,264
2008: 8,216
2009: 10,264
2010: 9,766
2011: 26,386
2012: 11,528
2013: 16,373
2014: 16,465
2015: 12,271
2016: 20,511
2017: 16,366
2018: 11,164
2019: 18,373
2020: 26,512




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Belize216,6162,1532,4234,8875,80715,2707.0%
Cayo490,64012,53514,68130,12438,06495,40419.4%
Corozal101,3652,4623,4668,2357,89922,06221.8%
Orange Walk348,5239,85411,42021,80417,03660,11417.2%
Stann Creek195,2012,7873,7603,5794,53714,6627.5%
Toledo395,93011,1559,02914,39319,58254,16013.7%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Belize121,1357031,2343,1963,5648,6977.2%
Cayo342,2923,0225,62418,64121,84549,13314.4%
Corozal54,9976201,5995,8995,18613,30424.2%
Orange Walk228,8853,2554,82912,4198,95929,46212.9%
Stann Creek140,3531,0171,4001,4791,4615,3563.8%
Toledo276,8055,2674,1185,4986,53721,4207.7%


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2019 forest data for Belize | Archived forest data for Belize | Forest data for Belize

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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