Land use hidden — Cropland in Belize
Belize: Land use hidden — Cropland was 1,320 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1,320 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Belize peaked at 1,320 Square kilometres in 2021 and was at its lowest, 420 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Belize ranks 127th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Belize, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 420 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 430 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 440 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 450 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 450 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 460 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 460 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 470 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 470 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 480 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 480 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 490 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 500 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 520 Square kilometres | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 530 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 530 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 530 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 530 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 530 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 550 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 640 Square kilometres | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 670 Square kilometres | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 720 Square kilometres | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 770 Square kilometres | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 810 Square kilometres | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 870 Square kilometres | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 940 Square kilometres | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 940 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 960 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 970 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 980 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 980 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,000 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 990 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 990 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,020 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,020 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,020 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,020 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,020 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,020 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,020 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,050 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,100 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,100 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,100 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,200 Square kilometres | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,220 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,220 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,240 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,300 Square kilometres | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,320 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,320 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 8% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1,320 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,443 Square kilometres, 24% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 433.33 Square kilometres | 420 Square kilometres | 450 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 475 Square kilometres | 450 Square kilometres | 500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 575 Square kilometres | 520 Square kilometres | 720 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 922 Square kilometres | 770 Square kilometres | 1,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,017 Square kilometres | 990 Square kilometres | 1,050 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,152 Square kilometres | 1,070 Square kilometres | 1,240 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,315 Square kilometres | 1,300 Square kilometres | 1,320 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 use hidden — cropland in Belize?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Belize was 1,320 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,320 Square kilometres in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 420 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Belize ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata