Cropland — Area per capita in Belize
Belize: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.33 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Belize stood at 0.33 ha/cap.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Belize peaked at 0.48 ha/cap in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.32 ha/cap, in 1985.
Belize ranks 44th of 250 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 | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.45 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.42 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.38 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.35 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.36 ha/cap | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.33 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.37 ha/cap | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.38 ha/cap | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4 ha/cap | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.42 ha/cap | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.43 ha/cap | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.46 ha/cap | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.48 ha/cap | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.47 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.41 ha/cap | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.36 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.34 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.33 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.33 ha/cap | +3.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.33 ha/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.33 ha/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4144 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.364 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.354 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.451 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.371 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.327 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.328 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 5 |
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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 cropland — area per capita in Belize?
- Cropland — area per capita in Belize was 0.33 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 ha/cap in 1993.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 ha/cap in 1985.
- How does Belize rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Belize ranks 44th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.