Bean yields in Belize
Belize: Bean yields was 0.8644 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8644 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
90th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.4484 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean 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
Belize recorded 0.8644 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Belize peaked at 1.41 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4484 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Belize ranks 90th of 133 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.
Bean yields in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5479 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5452 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7869 tonnes per hectare | +44.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7181 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6634 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.8965 tonnes per hectare | +35.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8419 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7845 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8074 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7698 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.869 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5529 tonnes per hectare | -36.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5287 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6071 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5606 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5585 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5053 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5044 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4484 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5598 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5684 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5673 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5587 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6909 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5906 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6493 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.69 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6443 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9164 tonnes per hectare | +42.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6482 tonnes per hectare | -29.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9254 tonnes per hectare | +42.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7002 tonnes per hectare | -24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8808 tonnes per hectare | +25.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8399 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8312 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8506 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.711 tonnes per hectare | -31.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8151 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.912 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.855 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5929 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9003 tonnes per hectare | +51.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6967 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8793 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7615 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8488 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7423 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7659 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9602 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7845 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +38.4% |
| 2013 | 0.773 tonnes per hectare | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8009 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9649 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6651 tonnes per hectare | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8105 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8226 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +71.5% |
| 2020 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9429 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8628 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8644 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.8644 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.8644 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7324 tonnes per hectare | 0.5452 tonnes per hectare | 0.8965 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5905 tonnes per hectare | 0.4484 tonnes per hectare | 0.869 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6436 tonnes per hectare | 0.5587 tonnes per hectare | 0.9164 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8235 tonnes per hectare | 0.6482 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7955 tonnes per hectare | 0.5929 tonnes per hectare | 0.912 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9078 tonnes per hectare | 0.6651 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9462 tonnes per hectare | 0.8628 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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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 bean yields in Belize?
- Bean yields in Belize was 0.8644 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 bean yields recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4484 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Belize rank for bean yields?
- Belize ranks 90th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Bean 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.