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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Belize, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More environment data for Belize
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.61 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.55 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.91 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 104 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.33 ha/cap (2024)
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
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.