Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belize

Belize: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 8.15 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.15 %
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
210th
of 237 countries
All-time high
8.15 %
in 2024
All-time low
3.46 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belize, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Belize stood at 8.15 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Belize peaked at 8.15 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.46 %, in 1961.

That places Belize 210th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.52 % 3.46 % 3.59 % 9
1970s 3.77 % 3.59 % 4.12 % 10
1980s 4.54 % 4.21 % 5.26 % 10
1990s 6.21 % 5.52 % 6.58 % 10
2000s 6.65 % 6.53 % 6.8 % 10
2010s 7.24 % 6.88 % 7.63 % 10
2020s 8 % 7.89 % 8.15 % 5

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 207 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.7 % compare
  2. 208 Kuwait 8.42 % compare
  3. 209 United States Virgin Islands 8.28 % compare
  4. 211 French Polynesia 8.14 % compare
  5. 212 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7.71 % compare
  6. 213 Finland 7.43 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Belize?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Belize was 8.15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 8.15 % in 2024.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 3.46 % in 1961.
How does Belize rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Belize ranks 210th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.