Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Belize
Belize: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 2.61 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Belize, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 2.61 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Belize peaked at 3.77 % in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.92 %, in 1980.
That places Belize 155th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2.11 % | 2 % | 2.22 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 % | 1.92 % | 3.77 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.15 % | 2.6 % | 3.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.19 % | 2.94 % | 3.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 % | 2.86 % | 3.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 % | 2.61 % | 2.73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 153 Belgium 2.72 % compare
- 154 Czechoslovakia 2.69 % compare
- 156 United Republic of Tanzania 2.29 % compare
- 157 Paraguay 2.23 % compare
- 158 Finland 2.17 % compare
More environment data for Belize
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.55 1000 ha (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 — share in cropland in Belize?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Belize was 2.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 % in 1981.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 % in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Belize ranks 155th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.