Corn yields in Belize
Belize: Corn yields was 3.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 170 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.
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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More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 254.62 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.9% (2024)
- Rural population 247,148 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 58.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 41,522 hectares (2023)
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 170 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.