Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Belize
Belize: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 1.81 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Belize, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Belize stood at 1.81. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Belize peaked at 8.67 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 2026.
That places Belize 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.17 | — |
| 2013 | 8.67 | +173.6% |
| 2014 | 4.36 | -49.7% |
| 2015 | 6.89 | +58.2% |
| 2016 | 4.61 | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 5.03 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 3.02 | -40.1% |
| 2019 | 7.55 | +150.3% |
| 2020 | 5.35 | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 3.66 | -31.5% |
| 2022 | 3.79 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 6.85 | +80.7% |
| 2024 | 7.33 | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 2.89 | -60.5% |
| 2026 | 1.81 | -37.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2444, 7.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.81 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3566, 5.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.41 | 3.02 | 8.67 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.53 | 1.81 | 7.33 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 33 Cuba 2.04 compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 2.02 compare
- 35 Costa Rica 1.92 compare
- 37 Paraguay 1.8 compare
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.8 compare
- 39 Ethiopia 1.77 compare
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 share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Belize?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Belize was 1.81 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 2026.
- How does Belize rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Belize ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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