Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belize
Belize: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 8.15 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belize, 1961–2024
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 227th out of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.46 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.51 % | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 3.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.55 % | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 3.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.59 % | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 3.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.64 % | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.68 % | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 3.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.73 % | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.77 % | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 4.08 % | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 4.12 % | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 4.21 % | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 4.25 % | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.43 % | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 4.52 % | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 4.91 % | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 5.04 % | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 5.26 % | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 5.52 % | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 5.7 % | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 5.96 % | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 6.27 % | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 6.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.4 % | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.44 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.49 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.58 % | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.53 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.66 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 6.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.8 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 6.88 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.01 % | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.45 % | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 7.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.54 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.63 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.89 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.98 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.15 % | +2.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 8.15 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 21% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 8.15 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2 %, 35% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 224 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.7 % compare
- 225 Kuwait 8.42 % compare
- 226 United States Virgin Islands 8.28 % compare
- 228 French Polynesia 8.14 % compare
- 229 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7.71 % compare
- 230 Finland 7.43 % compare
More environment data for Belize
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
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 227th out of 255 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
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.