Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Belize
Belize: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0414 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Belize, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Belize is 0.0414 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0652 hectares per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 hectares per person, in 2012.
Belize ranks 23rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0179 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0614 hectares per person | +242.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 hectares per person | -76.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0381 hectares per person | +161.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0212 hectares per person | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 0.059 hectares per person | +178.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0427 hectares per person | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 hectares per person | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0418 hectares per person | +95.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0615 hectares per person | +46.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 hectares per person | -88.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0652 hectares per person | +857.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0183 hectares per person | -71.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 hectares per person | +62.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.021 hectares per person | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0282 hectares per person | +34.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0531 hectares per person | +88.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0393 hectares per person | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0268 hectares per person | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0117 hectares per person | -56.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0584 hectares per person | +400.1% |
| 2024 | 0.044 hectares per person | -24.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0414 hectares per person | -6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +857.6% | 0.0068 hectares per person | 0.0652 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0345 hectares per person | 0.0145 hectares per person | 0.0614 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0355 hectares per person | 0.0068 hectares per person | 0.0652 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0369 hectares per person | 0.0117 hectares per person | 0.0584 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Belize?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Belize was 0.0414 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0652 hectares per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 hectares per person in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Belize ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.