Marine protected areas in Belize
Belize: Marine protected areas was 20.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 174 countries
All-time high
20.4
in 2024
All-time low
6.9
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Belize, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 20.4 for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 102.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Belize peaked at 20.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9, in 2013.
That places Belize 29th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.9 | — |
| 2014 | 10.1 | +46.4% |
| 2015 | 10.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.4 | +85.5% |
| 2025 | 20.4 | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 20.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.95, 21.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 20.4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95, 10.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.64 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.13 | 11 | 20.4 | 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 marine protected areas in Belize?
- Marine protected areas in Belize was 20.4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 in 2013.
- How does Belize rank for marine protected areas?
- Belize ranks 29th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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