Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Belize
Belize: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 3,857 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in Belize stood at 3,857 kg per hectare.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Belize peaked at 4,476 kg per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 550.9 kg per hectare, in 1966.
Belize ranks 69th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 596.4 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 598.8 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 694.8 kg per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1964 | 697.3 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 742 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 550.9 kg per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1967 | 1,028 kg per hectare | +86.6% |
| 1968 | 1,176 kg per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 1,273 kg per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 1,629 kg per hectare | +28.0% |
| 1971 | 1,529 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 1,415 kg per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 1,861 kg per hectare | +31.5% |
| 1974 | 1,313 kg per hectare | -29.4% |
| 1975 | 1,055 kg per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 1,450 kg per hectare | +37.5% |
| 1977 | 1,592 kg per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 1,852 kg per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 1,711 kg per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 1,989 kg per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 2,072 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 2,030 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1,865 kg per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 1,526 kg per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1985 | 1,516 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1,753 kg per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 1,707 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1,687 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1,612 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 2,014 kg per hectare | +24.9% |
| 1991 | 2,485 kg per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 2,290 kg per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 2,185 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1,898 kg per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 1,918 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2,505 kg per hectare | +30.6% |
| 1997 | 2,394 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2,458 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,805 kg per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 2,418 kg per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 3,100 kg per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 2,449 kg per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 2,852 kg per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 2,366 kg per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 2,870 kg per hectare | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 2,672 kg per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2,940 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2,427 kg per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 2,686 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 3,223 kg per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 3,156 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3,451 kg per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3,616 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3,595 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,898 kg per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 3,165 kg per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4,229 kg per hectare | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 4,044 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2,946 kg per hectare | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 3,526 kg per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 4,290 kg per hectare | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 4,476 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 3,857 kg per hectare | -13.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3,857 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,429 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3,857 kg per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,857 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 817.46 kg per hectare | 550.9 kg per hectare | 1,273 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,541 kg per hectare | 1,055 kg per hectare | 1,861 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,776 kg per hectare | 1,516 kg per hectare | 2,072 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,295 kg per hectare | 1,898 kg per hectare | 2,805 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,678 kg per hectare | 2,366 kg per hectare | 3,100 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,432 kg per hectare | 2,898 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,037 kg per hectare | 3,526 kg per hectare | 4,476 kg per hectare | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Belize?
- Cereal yield in Belize was 3,857 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4,476 kg per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 550.9 kg per hectare in 1966.
- How does Belize rank for cereal yield?
- Belize ranks 69th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.