Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Belize
Belize: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 17.2 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Belize stood at 17.2 %.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Belize peaked at 24 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.45 %, in 1978.
That places Belize 74th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.59 % | — |
| 1962 | 7.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.5 % | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 7.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.41 % | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 7.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7.32 % | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 7.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7.23 % | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 7.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7.14 % | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.06 % | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 7.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.98 % | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 6.45 % | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 7.45 % | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 7.29 % | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 7.22 % | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 7.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.9 % | +37.1% |
| 1986 | 10.68 % | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 13.39 % | +25.4% |
| 1988 | 14.78 % | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 16.67 % | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 19.84 % | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 20.77 % | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 22.79 % | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 23.78 % | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 23.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.29 % | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 23.13 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 22.97 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 22.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24 % | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 23.49 % | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 22.82 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 21.05 % | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 21.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.65 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 20.38 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 20.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 % | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.82 % | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 18.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.6 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.39 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.78 % | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.58 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 17.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.2 % | -2.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 17.2 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.25 %, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 17.2 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.64 %, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +37.1% | 7.22 % | 9.9 % |
| 1987 | +25.4% | 10.68 % | 13.39 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.47 % | 7.32 % | 7.59 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.11 % | 6.45 % | 7.45 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.16 % | 7.22 % | 16.67 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.73 % | 19.84 % | 24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.43 % | 20.65 % | 23.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4 % | 18.39 % | 20.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.54 % | 17.2 % | 17.78 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 71 Cameroon 17.73 % compare
- 72 Central African Republic 17.69 % compare
- 73 British Virgin Islands 17.54 % compare
- 75 Uganda 17.07 % compare
- 76 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17 % compare
- 76 Laos 17 % 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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Belize?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Belize was 17.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 24 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.45 % in 1978.
- How does Belize rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Belize ranks 74th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.