Belize's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi, and the total size is 8,867 sq mi, with inland water included. Belize rankes 148/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries.
7.98% of its territory is agricultural land.
Belize has 0.004% of the world's agricultural land area.
54.5% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.03% of the world's forests.

Belize total size and land area

	Belize	Rank
Total surface area	8,867 sq mi	148/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.005%	N/A
Land area	8,807 sq mi	148/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	N/A
Population	417,072	171/197
Population density	48.7 ppl/mi²	174/197

Belize's True Size on the Map

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Belize's area by type

	Belize	Rank
Forest area	4,801 sq mi	117/196
Forest area as share of land	54.5%	37/196
World's forests share	0.03%	N/A
Agricultural land	703 sq mi	157/194
Agricultural land share	7.98%	177/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.004%	N/A
Arable land	386 sq mi	147/191
Arable land share	4.38%	133/191
Permanent cropland	123.6 sq mi	138/192
Permanent cropland share	1.4%	105/192
Water area	60.2 sq mi	134/197
Water as share of total area	0.68%	127/197
Roads length	2,039 mi	142/176
Land borders length	337 mi	136/197
Coastline length	239.8 mi	106/197
Share of marine protected waters	20.4%	24/155

Belize's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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