Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Belize
Belize: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 6,559 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Belize recorded 6,559 ha for citrus fruit, total — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Belize peaked at 29,991 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,980 ha, in 1962.
That places Belize 70th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,481 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,980 ha | -20.2% |
| 1963 | 2,248 ha | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 2,665 ha | +18.5% |
| 1965 | 3,304 ha | +24.0% |
| 1966 | 3,507 ha | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 3,507 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,608 ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 3,647 ha | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 3,671 ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 3,723 ha | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3,754 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 3,735 ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 3,845 ha | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 4,047 ha | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 3,930 ha | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 3,100 ha | -21.1% |
| 1978 | 3,250 ha | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 2,350 ha | -27.7% |
| 1980 | 5,215 ha | +121.9% |
| 1981 | 5,350 ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 5,450 ha | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 3,200 ha | -41.3% |
| 1984 | 4,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 4,100 ha | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 4,600 ha | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 6,200 ha | +34.8% |
| 1988 | 5,150 ha | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 13,091 ha | +154.2% |
| 1990 | 16,177 ha | +23.6% |
| 1991 | 21,479 ha | +32.8% |
| 1992 | 24,143 ha | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 27,963 ha | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 12,065 ha | -56.9% |
| 1995 | 19,500 ha | +61.6% |
| 1996 | 18,767 ha | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 23,305 ha | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 26,392 ha | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 29,991 ha | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 23,440 ha | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 20,279 ha | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 14,263 ha | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 14,725 ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 14,725 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15,385 ha | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 15,570 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 18,676 ha | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 18,676 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17,996 ha | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 15,980 ha | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 19,035 ha | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 18,866 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 19,071 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 19,071 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17,726 ha | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 16,226 ha | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 15,313 ha | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 15,537 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14,620 ha | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 14,620 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,322 ha | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 7,285 ha | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 6,559 ha | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 6,559 ha | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 6,559 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,320 ha, 90% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belize's 6,559 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,392 ha, 58% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +154.2% | 5,150 ha | 13,091 ha |
| 1980 | +121.9% | 2,350 ha | 5,215 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,994 ha | 1,980 ha | 3,647 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,540 ha | 2,350 ha | 4,047 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,636 ha | 3,200 ha | 13,091 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,978 ha | 12,065 ha | 29,991 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,374 ha | 14,263 ha | 23,440 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,144 ha | 14,620 ha | 19,071 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,669 ha | 6,559 ha | 14,620 ha | 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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Belize?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Belize was 6,559 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 29,991 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,980 ha in 1962.
- How does Belize rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Belize ranks 70th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.