Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Belize
Belize: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 3.55 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Belize, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Belize recorded 3.55 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Belize peaked at 3.55 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 ha, in 1970.
Belize ranks 168th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 1000 ha | 3.5 1000 ha | 3.55 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.55 1000 ha | 3.55 1000 ha | 3.55 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 165 Fiji 4 1000 ha compare
- 166 Cabo Verde 3.78 1000 ha compare
- 167 Botswana 3.75 1000 ha compare
- 169 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1000 ha compare
- 169 Liberia 3 1000 ha compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 3 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belize
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.61 % (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 — Share in Agricultural land 55.91 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 104 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.33 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Belize?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Belize was 3.55 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 ha in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Belize ranks 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.