Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
257.8 kha is the total tree cover loss in Belize as a direct result of agriculture over 20 years (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).
302 kha of tree cover was lost between 2001 and 2023 in Belize. A 17% decrease in area cover since 2000 (GFW, 2024).
13% was the decrease in the total area of primary forest in Belize between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
148 kha of primary rainforest was lost between 2001 and 2023 in Belize, representing 50% of its total tree cover loss over the same time period (GFW, 2024).
74% of farms in Belize are family farms (10,272 units), compared to 81.3% in LAC.
