Arable land in Belize
Belize: Arable land was 0.2432 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Belize stood at 0.2432 hectares per person.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Belize peaked at 0.3845 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2235 hectares per person, in 2014.
Belize ranks 41st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3563 hectares per person | 0.3304 hectares per person | 0.3845 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3181 hectares per person | 0.3035 hectares per person | 0.3257 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.289 hectares per person | 0.2625 hectares per person | 0.3102 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2932 hectares per person | 0.2746 hectares per person | 0.3078 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2517 hectares per person | 0.23 hectares per person | 0.2734 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2353 hectares per person | 0.2235 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2488 hectares per person | 0.2432 hectares per person | 0.2529 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 58.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 247,148 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 254.62 million current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 41,522 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,857 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 160,169 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Belize?
- Arable land in Belize was 0.2432 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3845 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2235 hectares per person in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for arable land?
- Belize ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.