Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0051 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize, 1989–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize stood at 0.0051 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 38.1% on the previous year and up 163.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per square kilometre, in 1989.
Belize ranks 118th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +70.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +109.8% |
| 2000 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +71.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 2014 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +106.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +38.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0051 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0051 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 115 Bahrain 0.01 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Mali 0.0082 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Saudi Arabia 0.0079 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Australia 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Iceland 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Zambia 0.0036 ha per square kilometre compare
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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.0051 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Belize rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 118th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.