Agriculture & Rural in Belize

3,430 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Land area 22,810 sq. km 2023 unchanged 148th
Meat supply per person 68.18 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 47.6% 72nd
Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 68.18 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 47.6% 72nd
Fish and seafood consumption per capita 16.94 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 21.1% 90th
Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 16.94 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 21.1% 90th
Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land 337.54 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 13.3% 16th
Share of land area used for agriculture 8.0% 2023 up 13.8% 186th
Share of land area used for arable agriculture 4.4% 2023 up 28.2% 139th
Projections for global peak agricultural land 182,000 hectares 2023 up 13.8% 162nd
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% 138th
Per capita meat consumption by type 0.01 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 96.0% 175th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 127.04 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 2.1% 15th
Daily meat consumption per person 186.79 grams per day per capita 2023 up 47.6% 72nd
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 551.11 million tonnes 2023 up 61.4% 71st
Per capita meat consumption in the United States 47.3 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 68.5% 28th
Share of cereals allocated to human food 39.5% 2023 down 8.3% 144th
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 39.5% 2023 down 8.3% 144th
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 60.5% 2023 up 7.9% 37th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 138th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 38,000 tonnes 2023 up 46.2% 177th
Agricultural land use 182,000 hectares 2023 up 13.8% 162nd
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 66,000 tonnes 2023 up 32.0% 169th
Per capita meat and fish consumption 47.3 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 68.5% 28th
Fertilizer use per capita 14.49 Kilograms per capita 2023 down 40.2% 12th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 13.8% 2023 up 161.2% 11th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 255.71 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 7.3% 13th
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 1.16 billion kilocalories per day 2023 up 24.0% 168th
Nitrogen fertilizer use 16,770 tonnes 2023 up 22.5% 120th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 65,870 1000 USD 2024 up 35.3% 98th
Beans, dry — Area harvested 5,981 ha 2024 down 34.6% 76th
Beans, dry — Production 5,170 t 2024 down 29.4% 84th
Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0686 t per person 2024 up 15.7% 29th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 369 t 2024 down 64.3% 115th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 40 ha 2024 down 55.1% 110th
Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 3,941 1000 Int$ 2024 down 29.4% 85th
Beans, dry — Yield 864.4 kg/ha 2024 up 7.9% 87th
Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.7% 36th
Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.2917 t per person 2024 down 69.8% 15th
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
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 27.1 1000 No 2025 up 4.5% 150th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 22.85 1000 No 2025 down 3.1% 149th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 4.24 1000 No 2025 up 79.7% 148th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 16.1 % 2025 down 11.0% 80th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 21.7 % 2025 down 15.9% 74th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 6.8 % 2025 up 51.1% 93rd
Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.0312 t per person 2024 down 16.0% 115th
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.005 ha per person 2024 down 14.0% 63rd
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 0.0055 t per person 2024 down 22.1% 155th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita 0.0193 kg/ha per person 2024 down 46.1% 24th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0.0007 ha per person 2024 up 21.0% 149th
Fruit Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 75.9% 42nd
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0282 ha per person 2024 down 58.8% 13th
Vegetables Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.0% 102nd
Vegetables Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.8% 25th
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.4% 80th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.9% 142nd
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.0% 22nd
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.4% 118th