Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belize
Belize: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 53.51 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belize stood at 53.51 %.
The figure is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belize peaked at 225.81 % in 1977 and was at its lowest, 30.3 %, in 2003.
That places Belize 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 133.22 % | — |
| 1962 | 89.87 % | -32.5% |
| 1963 | 94.83 % | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 141.66 % | +49.4% |
| 1965 | 134.51 % | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 160.64 % | +19.4% |
| 1967 | 158.48 % | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 144.93 % | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 105.18 % | -27.4% |
| 1970 | 113.29 % | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 179.59 % | +58.5% |
| 1972 | 150.12 % | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 167.8 % | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 182.09 % | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 146.01 % | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 153.9 % | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 225.81 % | +46.7% |
| 1978 | 208.74 % | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 181.5 % | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 180.03 % | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 199.44 % | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 222.24 % | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 194.87 % | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 169.06 % | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 144.51 % | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 117.24 % | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 109.42 % | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 97.34 % | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 113.01 % | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 138.96 % | +23.0% |
| 1991 | 139.91 % | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 140.47 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 137.02 % | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 161.72 % | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 144.26 % | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 164.3 % | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 163.8 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 137.18 % | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 128.09 % | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 120.56 % | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 134.66 % | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 46.58 % | -65.4% |
| 2003 | 30.3 % | -34.9% |
| 2004 | 157.83 % | +420.9% |
| 2005 | 116.83 % | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 163.96 % | +40.3% |
| 2007 | 174.33 % | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 181.28 % | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 89.95 % | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 165.04 % | +83.5% |
| 2011 | 86.66 % | -47.5% |
| 2012 | 86.85 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.82 % | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 59.14 % | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 49.05 % | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 52.17 % | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 60.96 % | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 57.27 % | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 47.99 % | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 50.13 % | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 60.56 % | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 85.53 % | +41.2% |
| 2023 | 53.51 % | -37.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 53.51 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 94% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 53.51 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +420.9% | 30.3 % | 157.83 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129.26 % | 89.87 % | 160.64 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 170.88 % | 113.29 % | 225.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 154.72 % | 97.34 % | 222.24 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.57 % | 128.09 % | 164.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.63 % | 30.3 % | 181.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73 % | 47.99 % | 165.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.43 % | 50.13 % | 85.53 % | 4 |
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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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belize?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belize was 53.51 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 225.81 % in 1977.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3 % in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Belize ranks 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).