Potato yields in Belize
Belize: Potato yields was 8.94 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Belize, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Belize stood at 8.94 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Belize peaked at 23 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.06 tonnes per hectare, in 2003.
Belize ranks 136th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.18 tonnes per hectare | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | 10.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.54 tonnes per hectare | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | 13.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.64 tonnes per hectare | 9.12 tonnes per hectare | 23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.09 tonnes per hectare | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | 14.09 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 potato yields in Belize?
- Potato yields in Belize was 8.94 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for potato yields?
- Belize ranks 136th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.