Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Belize
Belize: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 55.91 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Belize is 55.91 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Belize peaked at 57.69 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.18 %, in 1992.
Belize ranks 67th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.46 % | 45.57 % | 47.56 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.24 % | 45.74 % | 50 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.24 % | 42.57 % | 47.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.24 % | 41.18 % | 43.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6 % | 42.95 % | 47.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.28 % | 47.77 % | 52.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8 % | 54.44 % | 57.69 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 64 Belgium-Luxembourg 57.4 % compare
- 65 Russian Federation 56.39 % compare
- 66 Haiti 55.98 % compare
- 68 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 55.75 % compare
- 69 Lao People's Democratic Republic 55.61 % compare
- 70 Equatorial Guinea 54.87 % compare
More environment data for Belize
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.61 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.55 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 26.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 104 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.33 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Belize?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Belize was 55.91 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 57.69 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.18 % in 1992.
- How does Belize rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Belize ranks 67th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.