Cropland — Area, per capita in Belize
Belize: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0003 1000 ha per person
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
28th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0005 1000 ha per person
in 1993
All-time low
0.0003 1000 ha per person
in 2014
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cropland — Area, per capita in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area, per capita in Belize stood at 0.0003 1000 ha per person.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2014.
Belize ranks 28th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.9524 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Belize?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Belize was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Belize ranks 28th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.