Cattle meat per animal in Belize
Belize: Cattle meat per animal was 204 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle meat per animal in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Belize recorded 204 kilograms per animal for cattle meat per animal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle meat per animal in Belize peaked at 211 kilograms per animal in 1993 and was at its lowest, 107 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
Belize ranks 97th of 198 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.
Cattle meat per animal in Belize, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 107 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 128 kilograms per animal | +19.6% |
| 1963 | 126 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 112 kilograms per animal | -11.1% |
| 1965 | 115 kilograms per animal | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 114 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 113 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 120 kilograms per animal | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 142 kilograms per animal | +18.3% |
| 1970 | 143 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 155 kilograms per animal | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 153 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 149 kilograms per animal | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 153 kilograms per animal | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 141 kilograms per animal | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 157 kilograms per animal | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 178 kilograms per animal | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 177 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 159 kilograms per animal | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 159 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 157 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 145 kilograms per animal | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 166 kilograms per animal | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 164 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 163 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 156 kilograms per animal | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 160 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 122 kilograms per animal | -23.8% |
| 1989 | 149 kilograms per animal | +22.1% |
| 1990 | 186 kilograms per animal | +24.8% |
| 1991 | 198 kilograms per animal | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 174 kilograms per animal | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 211 kilograms per animal | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 164 kilograms per animal | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 179 kilograms per animal | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 179 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 157 kilograms per animal | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 157 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 157 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 157 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 168 kilograms per animal | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 204 kilograms per animal | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 204 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 204 kilograms per animal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 200 kilograms per animal, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 204 kilograms per animal is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 204.5 kilograms per animal, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119.67 kilograms per animal | 107 kilograms per animal | 142 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 156.5 kilograms per animal | 141 kilograms per animal | 178 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 154.1 kilograms per animal | 122 kilograms per animal | 166 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.2 kilograms per animal | 157 kilograms per animal | 211 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 195.7 kilograms per animal | 157 kilograms per animal | 204 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 204 kilograms per animal | 204 kilograms per animal | 204 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 204 kilograms per animal | 204 kilograms per animal | 204 kilograms per animal | 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 cattle meat per animal in Belize?
- Cattle meat per animal in Belize was 204 kilograms per animal 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 cattle meat per animal recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 211 kilograms per animal in 1993.
- What is the lowest cattle meat per animal recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for cattle meat per animal?
- Belize ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle meat per animal rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cattle meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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