Coffee bean yields in Belize
Belize: Coffee bean yields was 1.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coffee bean yields in Belize, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, coffee bean yields in Belize stood at 1.18 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Belize peaked at 4.12 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes per hectare, in 2007.
Belize ranks 15th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1999 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -34.1% |
| 2000 | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | +135.7% |
| 2001 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -57.9% |
| 2008 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +125.0% |
| 2009 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.18 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6362 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.18 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6755 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +135.7% | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 4.12 tonnes per hectare |
| 2008 | +125.0% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare |
| 2007 | -57.9% | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 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 coffee bean yields in Belize?
- Coffee bean yields in Belize was 1.18 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.12 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- How does Belize rank for coffee bean yields?
- Belize ranks 15th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.