Oranges — Area harvested in Belize
Belize: Oranges — Area harvested was 6,073 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oranges — Area harvested in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Belize recorded 6,073 ha for oranges — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Belize peaked at 25,538 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,600 ha, in 1962.
That places Belize 51st out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oranges — Area harvested in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,600 ha | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 1,606 ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 2,023 ha | +26.0% |
| 1965 | 2,474 ha | +22.3% |
| 1966 | 2,596 ha | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 2,596 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,697 ha | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 2,713 ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 2,683 ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 2,723 ha | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2,754 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 2,723 ha | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 2,833 ha | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 3,035 ha | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 3,050 ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2,400 ha | -21.3% |
| 1978 | 2,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 2,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 4,111 ha | +105.6% |
| 1981 | 3,950 ha | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 3,950 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,600 ha | -34.2% |
| 1984 | 3,000 ha | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,400 ha | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 4,500 ha | +32.4% |
| 1988 | 3,500 ha | -22.2% |
| 1989 | 9,716 ha | +177.6% |
| 1990 | 12,611 ha | +29.8% |
| 1991 | 16,649 ha | +32.0% |
| 1992 | 19,183 ha | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 22,430 ha | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 8,065 ha | -64.0% |
| 1995 | 13,500 ha | +67.4% |
| 1996 | 14,267 ha | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 19,865 ha | +39.2% |
| 1998 | 22,704 ha | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 25,538 ha | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 20,000 ha | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 18,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 12,315 ha | -31.6% |
| 2003 | 12,844 ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 12,844 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,308 ha | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 13,361 ha | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 15,936 ha | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 15,936 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15,298 ha | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 12,048 ha | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 15,923 ha | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 15,789 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 16,260 ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16,260 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15,364 ha | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 13,756 ha | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 13,135 ha | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 13,454 ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 12,598 ha | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 12,598 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,616 ha | -39.5% |
| 2022 | 6,819 ha | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 6,073 ha | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 6,073 ha | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 6,073 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,821 ha, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Belize's 6,073 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,627 ha, 92% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +177.6% | 3,500 ha | 9,716 ha |
| 1980 | +105.6% | 2,000 ha | 4,111 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,256 ha | 1,600 ha | 2,713 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,670 ha | 2,000 ha | 3,050 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,173 ha | 2,600 ha | 9,716 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,481 ha | 8,065 ha | 25,538 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,884 ha | 12,308 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,459 ha | 12,048 ha | 16,260 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,836 ha | 6,073 ha | 12,598 ha | 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 oranges — area harvested in Belize?
- Oranges — area harvested in Belize was 6,073 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 25,538 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 ha in 1962.
- How does Belize rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Belize ranks 51st out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oranges — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.