Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize
Belize: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 27.3 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize stood at 27.3 kg/ha.
The figure is up 110.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize peaked at 46.66 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6692 kg/ha, in 1964.
Belize ranks 12th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.33 kg/ha | +156.5% |
| 1963 | 6.65 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6692 kg/ha | -89.9% |
| 1965 | 6.77 kg/ha | +912.1% |
| 1966 | 8.36 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1967 | 9.91 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1968 | 10.1 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 10 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 12.6 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 1971 | 4.36 kg/ha | -65.4% |
| 1972 | 6.51 kg/ha | +49.3% |
| 1973 | 14.66 kg/ha | +125.1% |
| 1974 | 9.28 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 1975 | 11.81 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 5.45 kg/ha | -53.8% |
| 1977 | 3.03 kg/ha | -44.3% |
| 1978 | 6.68 kg/ha | +120.2% |
| 1979 | 5.83 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 7.11 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1981 | 4.57 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 1982 | 3.8 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 1983 | 4.54 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1984 | 4.71 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 4.97 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 9.24 kg/ha | +86.0% |
| 1987 | 8.43 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 6.75 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 7.27 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 9.63 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1991 | 10.77 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 12.03 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 13.91 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 6.49 kg/ha | -53.3% |
| 1995 | 12.26 kg/ha | +88.8% |
| 1996 | 5.84 kg/ha | -52.3% |
| 1997 | 11.12 kg/ha | +90.3% |
| 1998 | 12.01 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 12.21 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.37 kg/ha | -31.5% |
| 2001 | 10.13 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 42.04 kg/ha | +315.0% |
| 2003 | 19.83 kg/ha | -52.8% |
| 2004 | 10.68 kg/ha | -46.1% |
| 2005 | 6.6 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 2006 | 14.36 kg/ha | +117.4% |
| 2007 | 6.67 kg/ha | -53.6% |
| 2008 | 6.95 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 11.31 kg/ha | +62.7% |
| 2010 | 5.31 kg/ha | -53.1% |
| 2011 | 46.66 kg/ha | +779.5% |
| 2012 | 13.75 kg/ha | -70.5% |
| 2013 | 23.77 kg/ha | +72.9% |
| 2014 | 20.97 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 29.97 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 32.59 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 25.89 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 31.63 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 40.92 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 30.62 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 29.79 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 12.98 kg/ha | -56.4% |
| 2023 | 27.3 kg/ha | +110.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 27.3 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.79 kg/ha, 4.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 27.3 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.56 kg/ha, 4.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +912.1% | 0.6692 kg/ha | 6.77 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +779.5% | 5.31 kg/ha | 46.66 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +315.0% | 10.13 kg/ha | 42.04 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.65 kg/ha | 0.6692 kg/ha | 10.1 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.02 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | 14.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.14 kg/ha | 3.8 kg/ha | 9.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.63 kg/ha | 5.84 kg/ha | 13.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.69 kg/ha | 6.6 kg/ha | 42.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.14 kg/ha | 5.31 kg/ha | 46.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.17 kg/ha | 12.98 kg/ha | 30.62 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 9 China, mainland 32 kg/ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 2.34 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.76 kg/ha compare
- 10 China, Hong Kong SAR 31.97 kg/ha compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 1.6 kg/ha compare
- 11 USSR 28.81 kg/ha compare
- 13 Japan 23.84 kg/ha compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.3 kg/ha compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.09 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 21.91 kg/ha compare
- 15 India 21.52 kg/ha compare
- 15 Melanesia 0.986 kg/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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize was 27.3 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 46.66 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6692 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Belize rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Belize ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).