Breakdown of habitable land area in Belize
Belize: Breakdown of habitable land area was 26,630 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Belize, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Belize is 26,630 hectares, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over five years.
That places Belize 127th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Belize, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27,770 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 27,810 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28,050 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 27,500 hectares | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 26,630 hectares | -3.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 26,630 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 26,630 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 62% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Belize?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Belize was 26,630 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 28,050 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,630 hectares in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Belize ranks 127th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.