Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Belize
Belize: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 3.86 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.86 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
69th
of 180 countries
All-time high
4.48 kg per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.5509 kg per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Belize stood at 3.86 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 vs. gdp per capita in Belize peaked at 4.48 kg per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5509 kg per hectare, in 1966.
That places Belize 69th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5964 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5988 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6948 kg per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6973 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.742 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5509 kg per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1967 | 1.03 kg per hectare | +86.6% |
| 1968 | 1.18 kg per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 1.27 kg per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 1.63 kg per hectare | +28.0% |
| 1971 | 1.53 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 1.41 kg per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 1.86 kg per hectare | +31.5% |
| 1974 | 1.31 kg per hectare | -29.4% |
| 1975 | 1.05 kg per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 1.45 kg per hectare | +37.5% |
| 1977 | 1.59 kg per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 1.85 kg per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 1.71 kg per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 1.99 kg per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 2.07 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.03 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.87 kg per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 1.53 kg per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1985 | 1.52 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.75 kg per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 1.71 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.69 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.61 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.01 kg per hectare | +24.9% |
| 1991 | 2.49 kg per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 2.29 kg per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 2.19 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.9 kg per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 1.92 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5 kg per hectare | +30.6% |
| 1997 | 2.39 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.46 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.81 kg per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 2.42 kg per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 3.1 kg per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 2.45 kg per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 2.85 kg per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 2.37 kg per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 2.87 kg per hectare | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 2.67 kg per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.94 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.43 kg per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 2.69 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 3.22 kg per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 3.16 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.45 kg per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.62 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.59 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9 kg per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 3.16 kg per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.23 kg per hectare | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 4.04 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.95 kg per hectare | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 3.53 kg per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 4.29 kg per hectare | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 4.48 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 3.86 kg per hectare | -13.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.86 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.43 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.86 kg per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.86 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8175 kg per hectare | 0.5509 kg per hectare | 1.27 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 kg per hectare | 1.05 kg per hectare | 1.86 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 kg per hectare | 1.52 kg per hectare | 2.07 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 kg per hectare | 1.9 kg per hectare | 2.81 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 kg per hectare | 2.37 kg per hectare | 3.1 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 kg per hectare | 2.9 kg per hectare | 4.23 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 kg per hectare | 3.53 kg per hectare | 4.48 kg per hectare | 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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Belize?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Belize was 3.86 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 kg per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5509 kg per hectare in 1966.
- How does Belize rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Belize ranks 69th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.