Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belize
Belize: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population was 1.5 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belize, 2018–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.5 % for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
That places Belize 82nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 % | — |
| 2019 | 3.1 % | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4 % | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 2.1 % | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5 % | -28.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.5 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.95 %, 38% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.5 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3 %, 28% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.05 % | 3 % | 3.1 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.27 % | 1.5 % | 3.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belize?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Belize was 1.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 % in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population?
- Belize ranks 82nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.