Agriculture & Rural in Belize

3,450 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 85.4% 33rd
Tomato yields 22.47 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 0.6% 98th
Cassava, fresh — Gross Production Index Number 58.95 2024 down 52.5% 78th
Cassava, fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number 50.25 2024 down 60.3% 79th
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 2 1000 SLC 2024 unchanged 109th
Bananas — Gross Production Value 32,381 1000 USD 2024 down 19.3% 48th
Surface area 22,966 sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 148th
Agricultural land per capita 0.4427 hectares per capita 2023 down 5.5% 95th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 83.55 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 9.5% 5th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 127.04 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 2.1% 15th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 45.12 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 40.0% 25th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 127.04 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 2.1% 15th
Fish and seafood production 214,000 tonnes 2023 up 409.5% 63rd
Fertilizer consumption 33,754 tonnes 2023 up 11.2% 116th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 16,770 tonnes 2023 up 22.5% 120th
Cropland area 132,000 hectares 2023 up 20.0% 150th
Sorghum — Gross Production Value 5,166 1000 USD 2024 up 164.9% 53rd
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 160 1000 USD 2024 up 213.7% 78th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 53.22 % 2022 down 10.6% 73rd
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 46.78 % 2022 up 15.6% 85th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 6.44 % 2022 down 66.2% 73rd
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 34 1000 Int$ 2024 up 6.2% 72nd
Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 415 1000 Int$ 2024 up 180.4% 67th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 282 1000 SLC 2024 up 36.2% 106th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 72,821 1000 USD 2024 up 53.7% 53rd
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 569 1000 USD 2024 up 141.1% 64th
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 1,528 ha 2024 up 294.8% 57th
Coconuts, in shell — Yield 1,665 kg/ha 2024 down 28.7% 75th
Coconuts, in shell — Production 2,543 t 2024 up 181.3% 66th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.24 No 2024 down 4.0% 87th
Share of employment in agriculture 16.1% 2025 down 10.8% 88th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 16.1% 2025 down 10.8% 88th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 172,168 1000 SLC 2024 up 82.7% 112th
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 2,192 1000 SLC 2024 up 28.0% 128th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 6.8% 2025 up 49.9% 103rd
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 16.1% 2025 down 10.8% 88th
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 4,534 An 2024 down 1.4% 38th
Peas, green — Gross Production Index Number 104.5 2024 up 14.2% 37th
Peas, green — Gross per capita Production Index Number 89.36 2024 down 4.4% 50th
Pineapples — Gross Production Index Number 151.02 2024 up 138.3% 20th
Pineapples — Gross per capita Production Index Number 129.09 2024 up 99.4% 24th
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 11,933 1000 SLC 2024 up 55.1% 122nd
Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 506 1000 USD 2024 up 17.4% 99th
Oranges — Production, per square kilometre 0.4903 t per square kilometre 2023 down 93.2% 47th
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.2662 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 62.7% 13th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 134,034 1000 SLC 2024 up 37.5% 67th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 42 1000 Int$ 2024 up 5.0% 67th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 192.7 t 2024 up 4.7% 64th
Natural honey — Gross Production Value 236 1000 USD 2024 up 181.0% 96th
Soya beans — Gross Production Value 10,687 1000 USD 2024 up 581.1% 46th
Pomelos and grapefruits — Gross Production Value 598 1000 Int$ 2024 down 92.9% 51st
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 117,382 1000 SLC 2024 up 233.0% 107th
Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Index Number 230.94 2024 up 181.4% 2nd
Coconuts, in shell — Gross per capita Production Index Number 197.81 2024 up 135.4% 3rd
Peas, dry — Gross Production Value 1,067 1000 USD 2024 down 46.1% 60th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 21 ha 2024 up 5.0% 66th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 9,252 kg/ha 2024 up 1.5% 33rd
Pomelos and grapefruits — Yield 3,052 kg/ha 2024 down 59.0% 72nd
Coffee, green — Production 89.57 t 2024 up 2.3% 61st
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 45 % 2022 up 73.1% 41st