Cereal yields in Belize
Belize: Cereal yields was 3.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 185 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.
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 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 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 185 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.