Area burned wildfires by type in Belize
Belize: Area burned wildfires by type was 17,495 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned wildfires by type in Belize, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 17,495 for area burned wildfires by type in 2025.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Belize peaked at 23,999 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,275, in 2012.
Belize ranks 75th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned wildfires by type in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4,594 | — |
| 2003 | 16,207 | +252.8% |
| 2004 | 3,950 | -75.6% |
| 2005 | 10,647 | +169.6% |
| 2006 | 6,096 | -42.7% |
| 2007 | 17,473 | +186.6% |
| 2008 | 12,987 | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 6,676 | -48.6% |
| 2010 | 13,395 | +100.6% |
| 2011 | 20,114 | +50.2% |
| 2012 | 2,275 | -88.7% |
| 2013 | 22,260 | +878.3% |
| 2014 | 6,397 | -71.3% |
| 2015 | 10,583 | +65.4% |
| 2016 | 10,776 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 7,835 | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 10,733 | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 20,478 | +90.8% |
| 2020 | 15,370 | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 10,604 | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 4,701 | -55.7% |
| 2023 | 23,999 | +410.5% |
| 2024 | 18,353 | -23.5% |
| 2025 | 17,495 | -4.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 17,495 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,669, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 17,495 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,758, 6.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned wildfires by type 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 | +878.3% | 2,275 | 22,260 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,829 | 3,950 | 17,473 | 8 |
| 2010s | 12,485 | 2,275 | 22,260 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,087 | 4,701 | 23,999 | 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 wildfires by type in Belize?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Belize was 17,495 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23,999 in 2023.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,275 in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Belize ranks 75th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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