Corn yields in Belize
Belize: Corn yields was 3.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.82 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
82nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
4.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.4873 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: 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
The most recent figure for corn yields in Belize is 3.82 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Belize peaked at 4.67 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4873 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
That places Belize 82nd out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5746 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5825 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6143 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5469 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4873 tonnes per hectare | -25.6% |
| 1967 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +128.6% |
| 1968 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +44.5% |
| 1971 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -31.7% |
| 1975 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +38.7% |
| 1977 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +27.8% |
| 1979 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1985 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +45.3% |
| 1992 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +39.9% |
| 1997 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | +53.1% |
| 2018 | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | -34.5% |
| 2020 | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 4.51 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.82 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.18 tonnes per hectare, 91% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.82 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.08 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +128.6% | 0.4873 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7467 tonnes per hectare | 0.4873 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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 yields in Belize?
- Corn yields in Belize was 3.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4873 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Belize rank for corn yields?
- Belize ranks 82nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.