Milk yields per animal in Belize
Belize: Milk yields per animal was 860.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
860.75
Change on year
down 20.2%
World rank
109th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,381
in 2005
All-time low
355.82
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, milk yields per animal in Belize stood at 860.75.
That represents a change of down 20.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Belize peaked at 1,381 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 355.82, in 1989.
That places Belize 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,017 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 1,033 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 1,016 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 1,032 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1,016 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 1,031 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1,015 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 1,030 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 1,015 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 972.22 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 1,000 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,014 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1,028 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1,014 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 1,027 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1,013 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,026 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,025 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,023 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,020 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1,038 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1,037 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,032 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,145 | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 1,161 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 355.82 | -69.3% |
| 1990 | 1,033 | +190.4% |
| 1991 | 621.63 | -39.8% |
| 1992 | 460.64 | -25.9% |
| 1993 | 1,084 | +135.4% |
| 1994 | 654.29 | -39.7% |
| 1995 | 1,098 | +67.9% |
| 1996 | 705.59 | -35.8% |
| 1997 | 379.67 | -46.2% |
| 1998 | 378.91 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 499.44 | +31.8% |
| 2000 | 607.39 | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 1,226 | +101.9% |
| 2002 | 945.79 | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 969.01 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,019 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1,381 | +35.6% |
| 2006 | 995.38 | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 691.36 | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 812.92 | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 968.27 | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 852.56 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 986.25 | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 1,077 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 951.84 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,000 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 794.36 | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 736.15 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 846.44 | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 767.05 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 738.65 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 957.14 | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 906.6 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 1,079 | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 860.75 | -20.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 860.75 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,037, 83% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 860.75 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,370, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +190.4% | 355.82 | 1,033 |
| 1993 | +135.4% | 460.64 | 1,084 |
| 2001 | +101.9% | 607.39 | 1,226 |
| 1989 | -69.3% | 1,161 | 355.82 |
| 1995 | +67.9% | 654.29 | 1,098 |
| 1997 | -46.2% | 705.59 | 379.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,018 | 1,000 | 1,033 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,011 | 972.22 | 1,030 | 10 |
| 1980s | 986.35 | 355.82 | 1,161 | 10 |
| 1990s | 691.6 | 378.91 | 1,098 | 10 |
| 2000s | 961.65 | 607.39 | 1,381 | 10 |
| 2010s | 901.24 | 736.15 | 1,077 | 10 |
| 2020s | 908.37 | 738.65 | 1,079 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3358 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.454 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Belize?
- Milk yields per animal in Belize was 860.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,381 in 2005.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 355.82 in 1989.
- How does Belize rank for milk yields per animal?
- Belize ranks 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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