Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Belize
Belize: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.1182 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Belize, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.1182 hectares per person for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.4052 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1182 hectares per person, in 2025.
Belize ranks 99th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4052 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3952 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3852 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3749 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3642 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3535 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3429 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3325 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3225 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3135 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3065 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3013 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2968 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2926 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2886 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2838 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.278 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2723 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3172 hectares per person | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3106 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3033 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2957 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2884 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2815 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2749 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.293 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2865 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2801 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.274 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.268 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2676 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.262 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2566 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2514 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2461 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2449 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2377 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2299 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2221 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2145 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2076 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2013 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1953 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1896 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.184 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1787 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1737 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1689 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1643 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1599 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1561 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1528 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1495 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1464 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1433 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1403 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1371 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.134 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1315 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1296 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1279 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1265 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1242 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1216 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1199 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1182 hectares per person | -1.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.1182 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1785 hectares per person, 66% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.1182 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1039 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3589 hectares per person | 0.3135 hectares per person | 0.4052 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2948 hectares per person | 0.2723 hectares per person | 0.3172 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2846 hectares per person | 0.268 hectares per person | 0.3033 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2433 hectares per person | 0.2145 hectares per person | 0.2676 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1823 hectares per person | 0.1599 hectares per person | 0.2076 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1421 hectares per person | 0.1296 hectares per person | 0.1561 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.123 hectares per person | 0.1182 hectares per person | 0.1279 hectares per person | 6 |
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More environment data for Belize
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Belize?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Belize was 0.1182 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4052 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1182 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Belize ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- 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
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.