Forest land per capita fell 2.36% to 39,711 sqm in Belize in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land per capita in Belize reached an all time high of 84,563 sqm in 1990 and an all time low of 39,711 sqm in 2015. When compared to Belize's main peers, forest land per capita in Guatemala amounted to 2,198 sqm, 5,506 sqm in Honduras, 5,327 sqm in Mexico and 9,616 sqm in USA in 2015.
Belize has been ranked 14th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of forest land per capita, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Per Capita | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Belize | sqm | 46,596 | 45,088 | 43,889 | 42,756 | 41,684 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | sqm | 91,884 | 101,770 | 100,790 | 99,902 | 99,084 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | sqm | 1,510 | 1,475 | 1,479 | 1,483 | 1,489 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | sqm | 471 | 462 | 452 | 443 | 434 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | sqm | 2,654 | 2,595 | 2,509 | 2,426 | 2,347 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | sqm | 7,111 | 6,813 | 6,530 | 6,258 | 5,997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | sqm | 1,961 | 1,960 | 1,963 | 1,966 | 1,971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | sqm | 5,579 | 5,641 | 5,570 | 5,504 | 5,441 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | sqm | 5,544 | 5,348 | 5,280 | 5,214 | 5,149 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | sqm | 9,811 | 9,887 | 9,822 | 9,764 | 9,711 |
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