Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize
Belize: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize, 1978–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize is 7.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize peaked at 29.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2019.
Belize ranks 89th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 29.0% | — |
| 1979 | 28.1% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 18.0% | -35.8% |
| 1981 | 17.0% | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 14.2% | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 14.7% | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 13.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.5% | 28.1% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 10.6% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.6% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 5 |
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- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize was 7.9% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Belize ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.