Mangrove total area change in Belize
Belize: Mangrove total area change was -3.7% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Belize, 2007β2020
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 82nd out of 117 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.
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 |
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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 82nd out of 117 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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