Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Belize
Belize: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0.0006 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Belize, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0006 hectares per person for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 50.7% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0034 hectares per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2009.
Belize ranks 7th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0011 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0021 hectares per person | +94.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 hectares per person | -66.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 hectares per person | +126.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -90.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 hectares per person | +1747.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -77.0% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 hectares per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0017 hectares per person | +33.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -96.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 hectares per person | +5186.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -96.4% |
| 2015 | 0.002 hectares per person | +1564.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -71.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 hectares per person | +202.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -77.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 hectares per person | +336.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -55.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 hectares per person | +113.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -50.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned 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 | +5186.0% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person |
| 2007 | +1747.2% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person |
| 2015 | +1564.6% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.002 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0013 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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Belize?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Belize was 0.0006 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 hectares per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Belize ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned 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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.