Corn: Yield gap in Belize
Belize: Corn: Yield gap was 0.0601 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn: Yield gap in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0601 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Belize peaked at 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2017.
Belize ranks 90th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Corn: Yield gap in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 0.8724 tonnes per hectare | -46.9% |
| 2002 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +77.2% |
| 2003 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +42.3% |
| 2005 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9536 tonnes per hectare | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6564 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2187 tonnes per hectare | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4394 tonnes per hectare | +100.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2253 tonnes per hectare | -48.7% |
| 2015 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +351.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9032 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2019 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2020 | 0.2975 tonnes per hectare | -73.6% |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2023 | 0.0599 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2024 | 0.0601 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0601 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0601 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +351.3% | 0.2253 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.8724 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.554 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0835 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0.2975 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 87 Philippines 0.1871 tonnes per hectare compare
- 88 Senegal 0.1155 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Greece 0.1062 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Austria 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Bangladesh 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Brazil 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Cambodia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Canada 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Chile 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Germany 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 India 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Indonesia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Italy 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 New Zealand 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Pakistan 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Panama 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per hectare
- 91 Portugal 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Saudi Arabia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Spain 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Suriname 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Switzerland 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Tajikistan 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Thailand 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Turkey 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 United States 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Venezuela 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Vietnam 0 tonnes per hectare 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 corn: yield gap in Belize?
- Corn: yield gap in Belize was 0.0601 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- How does Belize rank for corn: yield gap?
- Belize ranks 90th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.