Mangrove total area change in Belize
Belize: Mangrove total area change was -3.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Belize, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded -3.7% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Belize peaked at -2.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -5.3%, in 2016.
That places Belize 88th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.2% | — |
| 2008 | -3.4% | +55.0% |
| 2009 | -4.0% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | -4.5% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | -5.0% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | -5.3% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | -4.9% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | -3.9% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | -3.4% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | -3.7% | +9.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's -3.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.2%, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belize's -3.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.2% | -4.0% | -2.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.5% | -5.3% | -3.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.7% | -3.7% | -3.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More development goals data for Belize
- Red List Index 0.86 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 409.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 80 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 69 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.99 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 94 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Belize?
- Mangrove total area change in Belize was -3.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was -2.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.3% in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for mangrove total area change?
- Belize ranks 88th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove total area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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