Environment in Belize

1,906 indicators covering environment for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 84th
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 91.3% 2024 up 1.9% 97th
Watermelons — Producer Price Index 120.35 2025 up 20.4% 57th
Population using at least basic sanitation services 76.4% 2024 down 2.7% 109th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 0.0147 t 2021 down 83.9% 145th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 0.0632 1000 USD 2021 down 98.1% 147th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 94.8% 2024 up 2.1% 159th
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 84.3% 2024 up 0.4% 172nd
People using improved drinking water sources 16,495 people 2024 down 16.9% 114th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 1,716 1000 USD 2018 up 39.9% 68th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -194 t 2018 down 2,871.4% 77th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -196 1000 USD 2018 down 1,733.3% 73rd
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 18,612 1000 USD 2018 up 97.1% 133rd
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 3,570 t 2018 down 30.5% 143rd
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2,409 1000 USD 2018 down 21.1% 148th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 1.63 US dollar 2018 up 7.5% 121st
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 0.0405 t 2023 up 170.0% 142nd
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 0.2238 1000 USD 2023 up 222.5% 141st
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 2,811 1000 USD 2018 down 89.6% 129th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value -2,231 1000 USD 2018 down 333.6% 115th
Drinking water services 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 119th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 10,881 m3 2018 up 91.7% 91st
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 5,782 1000 USD 2018 up 205.9% 96th
Insecticides — Import value 1,871 1000 USD 2009 up 861.5% 127th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 2,253 m3 2018 up 112,550.0% 84th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value 1,606 1000 USD 2018 up 22,842.9% 35th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 6,541 m3 2018 up 273.6% 104th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 1,619 1000 USD 2018 up 149.5% 116th
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 0.224 2024 down 71.4% 148th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 0 m3 2018 97th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value 3 1000 USD 2018 48th
Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 106th
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 15.4% 2025 unchanged 146th
Agriculture-driven deforestation 11,725 hectares 2024 down 17.4% 43rd
Herbicides — Import value 2,427 1000 USD 2009 up 1,302.2% 93rd
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 399.39 1000 USD 2009 up 57.3% 136th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 744 m3 2018 down 39.0% 111th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 892 1000 USD 2018 up 42.9% 104th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 627 m3 2018 62nd
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 782 1000 USD 2018 up 1,348.2% 17th
China — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 247 1000 USD 2018 up 144.6% 149th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity 325 t 2018 down 27.3% 132nd
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Value 172 1000 USD 2018 down 21.5% 133rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -13.58 Mt CO2e 2023 down 5.0% 123rd
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Quantity 0 t 2018 39th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2018 46th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 5.03 Mt CO2e 2023 down 28.2% 60th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 42,127 m3 2018 up 670.6% 78th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 5,447 1000 USD 2018 up 273.6% 93rd
Ammonium sulphate — Export quantity 2 t 2021 down 66.4% 91st
Ammonium sulphate — Export value 0.98 1000 USD 2021 down 92.6% 90th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 0 m3 2018 down 100.0% 81st
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2018 46th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 3,992 1000 SLC 2024 up 168.6% 77th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 111 t 2024 unchanged 81st
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 19 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 86th
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 394 1000 USD 2008 up 42.2% 140th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 0.1% 2023 unchanged 194th
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 0.4242 2024 down 8.0% 142nd
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 30 m3 2016 up 172.7% 126th