Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belize
Belize: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0551 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0551 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
28th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.2453 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0551 sq. km per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0551 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belize peaked at 0.2453 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0551 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Belize ranks 28th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2453 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2392 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2327 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2261 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2194 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2129 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2064 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2002 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1946 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1903 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.187 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1842 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1817 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1792 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1762 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1726 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.169 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1656 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1621 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1583 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1544 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1506 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.147 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1435 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1402 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1371 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1341 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1311 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1282 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1255 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1228 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1203 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1179 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1154 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1125 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1092 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1056 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.102 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0986 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0954 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0925 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0897 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0871 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0845 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0821 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0798 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0776 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0755 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0735 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0717 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0702 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0687 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0672 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0658 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0645 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.063 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0615 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0604 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0595 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0588 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0581 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.057 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0559 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0551 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0551 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 4.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0551 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 sq. km per person, 5.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2197 sq. km per person | 0.1946 sq. km per person | 0.2453 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1768 sq. km per person | 0.1621 sq. km per person | 0.1903 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1425 sq. km per person | 0.1282 sq. km per person | 0.1583 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.113 sq. km per person | 0.0986 sq. km per person | 0.1255 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0838 sq. km per person | 0.0735 sq. km per person | 0.0954 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0653 sq. km per person | 0.0595 sq. km per person | 0.0717 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.057 sq. km per person | 0.0551 sq. km per person | 0.0588 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3358 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.454 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belize?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belize was 0.0551 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2453 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0551 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Belize ranks 28th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.