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).
257.8 kha is the total tree cover loss in Belize as a direct result of agriculture over 20 years (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).
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).
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).
123.45 MtCO₂ of emissions were generated by deforestation due to agricultural expansion in Belize between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
672 Mt is the total carbon storage in the Dominican Republic, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
157.51 MtCO₂ of emissions were generated by deforestation due to agricultural expansion in the Dominican Republic between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
