Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
13% was the decrease in the total area of primary forest in Belize between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
302 kha of tree cover was lost between 2001 and 2023 in Belize. A 17% decrease in area cover since 2000 (GFW, 2024).
11.20 kha is the average annual tree cover loss in Belize as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
123.45 MtCO₂ of emissions were generated by deforestation due to agricultural expansion in Belize between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
5.36 MtCO₂e/yr was the average annual greenhouse gas flux due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier in Belize between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
1.35 MtCO₂e/yr was the net carbon sequestration in Belize's forests between 2001 and 2023, resulting from 6.29 MtCO₂e/yr of emissions and -4.94 MtCO₂e/yr of greenhouse gas removals (GFW, 2024).
<0.1% (1.20 kha) is the land cover in Belize occupied by agricultural land and 3.8% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (60.3 kha) (GFW, 2024).
80,000 hectares will be managed with sustainable agricultural and silvopastoral practices in Belize (Belize, 2021).
4.5 KtCO2e is the minimum emissions reduction that Belize aims to achieve by reducing methane emissions from livestock by 10% by 2030 (Belize, 2021).
5,647 KtCO2e is the total emissions reduction Belize expects to achieve across all sectors between 2021 and 2030, according to its updated NDC in 2021 (Belize, 2021).
