Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Belize

Belize: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 26.88 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
26.88 %
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
159th
of 220 countries
All-time high
47.52 %
in 1985
All-time low
26.88 %
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Belize, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Belize recorded 26.88 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Belize peaked at 47.52 % in 1985 and was at its lowest, 26.88 %, in 2024.

That places Belize 159th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46.07 % 45.12 % 46.84 % 9
1970s 44.66 % 43.02 % 47.31 % 10
1980s 44.6 % 40 % 47.52 % 10
1990s 35.03 % 33.33 % 38.89 % 10
2000s 32.96 % 32.26 % 33.56 % 10
2010s 30.31 % 28.74 % 31.85 % 10
2020s 27.41 % 26.88 % 27.78 % 5

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  1. 156 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27.39 % compare
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  3. 158 Melanesia 27.15 % compare
  4. 160 Togo 26.62 % compare
  5. 161 El Salvador 26.53 % compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Belize?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Belize was 26.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 47.52 % in 1985.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 26.88 % in 2024.
How does Belize rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
Belize ranks 159th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — 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 falling.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.