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 182nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 1000 ha | — |
| 1971 | 1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2 1000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 1000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.55 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.55 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.55 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.55 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.55 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 348.1 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.55 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 179 Fiji 4 1000 ha compare
- 180 Cabo Verde 3.78 1000 ha compare
- 181 Botswana 3.75 1000 ha compare
- 183 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1000 ha compare
- 183 Liberia 3 1000 ha compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 3 1000 ha compare
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 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 182nd out of 217 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.