Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Belize
Belize: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0658 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0658 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0944 ha per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0434 ha per person, in 1963.
Belize ranks 15th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0743 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0446 ha per person | -40.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0434 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0547 ha per person | +26.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0503 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0582 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0542 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0577 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0602 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0838 ha per person | +39.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0834 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0887 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0776 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 0.089 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0869 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0944 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0932 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0817 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0714 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0725 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.077 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0721 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0662 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0736 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0866 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0688 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0846 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0856 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0661 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0538 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0617 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0623 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0669 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0608 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0772 ha per person | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0701 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0776 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0637 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0634 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0589 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0492 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0559 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0534 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0589 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0645 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0516 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0583 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0517 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0722 ha per person | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0619 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0594 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0518 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0612 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0542 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0566 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0606 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0526 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0486 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0546 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0595 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.061 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0589 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0716 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0658 ha per person | -8.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0658 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 6.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0658 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 13.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0553 ha per person | 0.0434 ha per person | 0.0743 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.085 ha per person | 0.0714 ha per person | 0.0944 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0753 ha per person | 0.0661 ha per person | 0.0866 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0658 ha per person | 0.0538 ha per person | 0.0776 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0575 ha per person | 0.0492 ha per person | 0.0722 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0562 ha per person | 0.0486 ha per person | 0.0619 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0634 ha per person | 0.0589 ha per person | 0.0716 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Belize?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Belize was 0.0658 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0944 ha per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0434 ha per person in 1963.
- How does Belize rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Belize ranks 15th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — 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.