Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belize
Belize: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.454 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belize, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belize is 0.454 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.8651 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.451 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places Belize 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8651 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8437 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.8226 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8105 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7874 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7643 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7507 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7279 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7061 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6947 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6792 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6759 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6657 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6643 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6553 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6519 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6386 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6329 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6704 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6635 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6618 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6519 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6359 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6206 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6061 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6166 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6147 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6537 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6565 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.67 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6882 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.695 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7121 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7337 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7182 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7152 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.699 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6806 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6573 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6436 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6188 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5999 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5937 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5762 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5595 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5434 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.528 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5133 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4994 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4958 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4903 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4797 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4784 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4683 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4586 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4771 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4661 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4609 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4524 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.451 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4606 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4604 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4519 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4534 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4536 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.454 hectares per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7773 hectares per person | 0.6947 hectares per person | 0.8651 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6598 hectares per person | 0.6329 hectares per person | 0.6792 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6388 hectares per person | 0.6061 hectares per person | 0.67 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6943 hectares per person | 0.6436 hectares per person | 0.7337 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5528 hectares per person | 0.4958 hectares per person | 0.6188 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4683 hectares per person | 0.451 hectares per person | 0.4903 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4556 hectares per person | 0.4519 hectares per person | 0.4606 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3358 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belize?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belize was 0.454 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8651 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.451 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Belize ranks 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.