Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Belize
Belize: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 3.86 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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 254.62 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.9% (2024)
- Rural population 247,148 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 58.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 41,522 hectares (2023)
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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About this data
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.