Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Belize
Belize: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0945 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Belize is 0.0945 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.1267 ha per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0562 ha per person, in 1963.
Belize ranks 48th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0868 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0564 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0562 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0718 ha per person | +27.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0749 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0753 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0728 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0733 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0744 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0985 ha per person | +32.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1088 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1157 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1031 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1207 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.121 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1267 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1185 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1006 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0911 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0951 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1037 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.094 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0814 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0894 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1015 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0779 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0951 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 1988 | 0.097 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0989 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0809 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0904 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0872 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1025 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0909 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1105 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1062 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.115 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0944 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0953 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0822 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0744 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.09 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0798 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0839 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0894 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0694 ha per person | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0806 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0806 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1039 ha per person | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0954 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0889 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0794 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0906 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0754 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0784 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0793 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.075 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0646 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0749 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0813 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0806 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0814 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.101 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0945 ha per person | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0713 ha per person | 0.0562 ha per person | 0.0868 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1105 ha per person | 0.0911 ha per person | 0.1267 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0934 ha per person | 0.0779 ha per person | 0.1037 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0973 ha per person | 0.0809 ha per person | 0.115 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0834 ha per person | 0.0694 ha per person | 0.1039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0802 ha per person | 0.0646 ha per person | 0.0954 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0877 ha per person | 0.0806 ha per person | 0.101 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 45 Mongolia 0.1005 ha per person compare
- 46 Mozambique 0.0988 ha per person compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 0.0945 ha per person compare
- 49 Sweden 0.0929 ha per person compare
- 50 Ethiopia 0.0914 ha per person compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 0.0847 ha per person compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Belize?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Belize was 0.0945 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1267 ha per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0562 ha per person in 1963.
- How does Belize rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Belize ranks 48th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.