Banana yields in Belize
Belize: Banana yields was 28.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.85 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 23.0%
World rank
34th
of 130 countries
All-time high
37.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
10.14 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for banana yields in Belize is 28.85 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Belize peaked at 37.52 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.14 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Belize ranks 34th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana yields in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 13.08 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 13.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 13.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 14 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 13.86 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 13.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 13.45 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 13.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 13.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 14.95 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 16.15 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 15.84 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 16.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 16.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 16.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 15.77 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 17.14 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 15.69 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | -35.2% |
| 1991 | 10.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 13.32 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 1993 | 22.02 tonnes per hectare | +65.4% |
| 1994 | 23.84 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 21.03 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 26.51 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 35.92 tonnes per hectare | +35.5% |
| 1998 | 35.06 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 34.05 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 34.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 21.2 tonnes per hectare | -38.0% |
| 2002 | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 29.41 tonnes per hectare | +68.6% |
| 2004 | 31.75 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 28.75 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 26.93 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 25.44 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 26.76 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 25.77 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 29.43 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 28.18 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 37.52 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 37.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 36.37 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 24.67 tonnes per hectare | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 29.27 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 35.17 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 33.2 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 28.2 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 30.43 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 31.46 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 27.3 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 23.46 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 28.85 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 28.85 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.13 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belize's 28.85 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.96 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +68.6% | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | 29.41 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | +65.4% | 13.32 tonnes per hectare | 22.02 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.65 tonnes per hectare | 13.08 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.24 tonnes per hectare | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | 16.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | 15.69 tonnes per hectare | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.21 tonnes per hectare | 10.14 tonnes per hectare | 35.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.76 tonnes per hectare | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | 34.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.92 tonnes per hectare | 24.67 tonnes per hectare | 37.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3 tonnes per hectare | 23.46 tonnes per hectare | 31.46 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- 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 banana yields in Belize?
- Banana yields in Belize was 28.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 37.52 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.14 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for banana yields?
- Belize ranks 34th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.