Change of cereal yield vs land used in Belize
Belize: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 3.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.7
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
77th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.48
in 2022
All-time low
0.5509
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Belize stood at 3.7.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Belize peaked at 4.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5509, 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5964 | — |
| 1962 | 0.5988 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6948 | +16.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6973 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.742 | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5509 | -25.8% |
| 1967 | 1.03 | +86.6% |
| 1968 | 1.18 | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 1.27 | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 1.63 | +28.0% |
| 1971 | 1.53 | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 1.41 | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 1.86 | +31.5% |
| 1974 | 1.31 | -29.4% |
| 1975 | 1.05 | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 1.45 | +37.5% |
| 1977 | 1.59 | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 1.85 | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 1.71 | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 1.99 | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 2.07 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.03 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.87 | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 1.53 | -18.2% |
| 1985 | 1.52 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.75 | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 1.71 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.69 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.61 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.01 | +24.9% |
| 1991 | 2.49 | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 2.29 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 2.19 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.9 | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 1.92 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5 | +30.6% |
| 1997 | 2.39 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.46 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.81 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 2.42 | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 3.1 | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 2.45 | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 2.85 | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 2.37 | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 2.87 | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 2.67 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.94 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.43 | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 2.69 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 3.22 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 3.16 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.45 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.62 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.59 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 3.16 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.23 | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 4.04 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.95 | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 3.53 | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 4.29 | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 4.48 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 3.86 | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7 | -4.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8175 | 0.5509 | 1.27 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 | 1.05 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 | 1.52 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 | 2.37 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 | 2.9 | 4.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 | 3.53 | 4.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3358 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.454 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Belize?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Belize was 3.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5509 in 1966.
- How does Belize rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Belize ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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