Agriculture & Rural in Belize

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% 2025 down 58.4% 96th
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% 2025 up 49.2% 28th
Rural population 58.4% 2025 up 4.2% 48th
Rural population growth 1.7% 2025 down 32.7% 27th
Rural population 247,148 2025 up 23.7% 159th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.9% 2024 down 21.9% 89th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 254.62 million current US$ 2024 up 17.0% 165th
Land under cereal production 41,522 hectares 2023 up 34.1% 143rd
Cereal yield 3,857 kg per hectare 2023 up 6.7% 69th
Cereal production 160,169 metric tons 2023 up 43.1% 137th
Fertilizer consumption 337.54 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 13.3% 16th
Land area 22,810 sq. km 2023 unchanged 148th
Agricultural land 1,820 sq. km 2023 up 13.8% 158th
Agricultural land 8.0% 2023 up 13.8% 187th
Arable land 100,000 hectares 2023 up 28.2% 147th
Permanent cropland 1.4% 2023 unchanged 110th
Arable land 4.4% 2023 up 28.2% 139th
Arable land 0.2432 hectares per person 2023 up 6.5% 41st
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 6.8% 2025 up 49.9% 103rd
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 21.7% 2025 down 16.1% 82nd
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 16.1% 2025 down 10.8% 88th
Average precipitation in depth 1,705 mm per year 2022 unchanged 47th
Crop production index 98.44 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 12.3% 137th
Food production index 102.28 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 3.8% 122nd
Livestock production index 117.39 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 41.6% 62nd
Forest area 54.5% 2023 down 8.3% 40th
Forest area 12,436 sq. km 2023 down 8.3% 116th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 67.7% 2022 unchanged 75th
Surface area 22,966 sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 148th
Access to electricity, rural 99.5% 2024 up 15.2% 129th