Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Belize
Belize: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.67 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
159th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.67 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3507 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Belize peaked at 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3507 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places Belize 159th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3946 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4822 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5261 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5261 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4384 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5261 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5699 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5699 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5261 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5261 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5261 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4822 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3946 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5261 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6576 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7891 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4822 tonnes per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5261 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6576 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5699 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4384 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3507 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3946 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3946 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5261 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6576 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4822 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5699 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7014 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7014 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8768 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9206 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8768 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7891 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.833 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9645 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6576 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1999 | 0.833 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2006 | 0.833 tonnes per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2007 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2023 | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.91 tonnes per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5066 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3946 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5699 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5568 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3946 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7891 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5085 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3507 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7014 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8549 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6576 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.833 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 156 Kazakhstan 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 157 Madagascar 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 158 Finland 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 160 Congo 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 Iceland 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 162 Ethiopia 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Belize?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Belize was 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3507 tonnes per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Belize rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Belize ranks 159th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.