Cereal yields in Belize
Belize: Cereal yields was 3.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.7 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
77th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.5509 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Belize recorded 3.7 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Belize peaked at 4.48 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5509 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
That places Belize 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5964 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5988 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6948 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6973 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.742 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5509 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1967 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +86.6% |
| 1968 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 1971 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 1974 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 1975 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +37.5% |
| 1977 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1985 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 1991 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +30.6% |
| 1997 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.7 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.7 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8175 tonnes per hectare | 0.5509 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | 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 cereal yields in Belize?
- Cereal yields in Belize was 3.7 tonnes per hectare 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 cereal yields recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5509 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Belize rank for cereal yields?
- Belize ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.