Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield in Belize
Belize: Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield was 1,175 kg/ha in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield in Belize, 1999–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1,175 kg/ha for cashew nuts, in shell — yield in 2015.
The figure is up 135.0% on the previous year and up 660.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — yield in Belize peaked at 2,333 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 134.6 kg/ha, in 2011.
That places Belize 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,333 kg/ha | — |
| 2000 | 2,243 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 1,866 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 170 kg/ha | -90.9% |
| 2003 | 137.1 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 153.6 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 154.6 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 155.4 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 155.5 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 168.3 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 154.7 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 154.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 134.6 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 500 kg/ha | +271.5% |
| 2015 | 1,175 kg/ha | +135.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,175 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,118 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1,175 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 986.6 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +271.5% | 134.6 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +135.0% | 500 kg/ha | 1,175 kg/ha |
| 2002 | -90.9% | 1,866 kg/ha | 170 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,333 kg/ha | 2,333 kg/ha | 2,333 kg/ha | 1 |
| 2000s | 535.81 kg/ha | 137.1 kg/ha | 2,243 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 491.07 kg/ha | 134.6 kg/ha | 1,175 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 cashew nuts, in shell — yield in Belize?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — yield in Belize was 1,175 kg/ha in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — yield recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2,333 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — yield recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.6 kg/ha in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for cashew nuts, in shell — yield?
- Belize ranks 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2015.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — yield rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 660.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.