Environment in Belize

1,883 indicators covering environment for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 53.51 % 2023 down 17.5% 83rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 32.15 % 2023 down 29.8% 159th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 74.23 % 2023 down 39.8% 89th
Arable land use per person 0.2432 hectares per person 2023 up 6.5% 41st
Forest area 1.32 million hectares 2025 down 5.4% 117th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 down 4.5% 117th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.8121 2023 down 128.6% 124th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 175th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0579 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 55.5% 63rd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0695 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 43.9% 51st
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 165th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 134.1% 34th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 233.8% 20th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.5% 31st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.0% 9th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.9% 7th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.4% 20th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.4% 21st
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 99.8% 158th
Plywood and LVL — Production 1,000 m3 2024 unchanged 119th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 96th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 62.4% 48th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 18.7% 22nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0006 1000 USD per person 2024 down 65.5% 85th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0006 t per person 2024 down 55.9% 84th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 42.3% 118th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0066 t per square kilometre 2023 down 36.8% 114th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 155th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 119th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.5% 26th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 down 132.4% 192nd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 91st
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3021 m3 per person 2024 down 16.3% 61st
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.3021 m3 per person 2024 down 16.3% 69th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3812 m3 per person 2024 down 16.3% 72nd
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.4004 m3 per person 2024 down 16.3% 83rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 91st
Primary Forest — Area 1,197 1000 ha 2025 down 8.0% 36th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 4,865 t 2024 up 1,516.3% 99th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 1,746 1000 USD 2024 up 731.4% 114th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 65.8% 97th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0043 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 83.7% 113th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 70.5% 89th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 63.7% 85th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 416 t 2024 down 44.0% 127th
Recovered paper — Import value 33 1000 USD 2024 down 88.3% 150th
Annual change in forest area -7,532 hectares 2025 up 0.0% 189th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.6% 2025 down 5.7% 198th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.6% 2025 down 5.7% 197th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -7,532 hectares 2025 up 0.0% 189th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 99th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 341 m3 2024 down 82.7% 100th
Fibreboard — Export value 194 1000 USD 2024 down 91.2% 101st
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0192 m3 per person 2024 down 16.3% 70th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 94th
Forest land — Area 1,315 1000 ha 2025 down 5.4% 130th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 1,314 1000 ha 2025 down 5.4% 122nd
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 99.9 % 2025 down 0.0% 44th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 99.7% 167th