Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Belize
Belize: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0083 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0083 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0341 ha per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 ha per person, in 2019.
Belize ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0125 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0118 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0128 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0171 ha per person | +33.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0247 ha per person | +44.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0172 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0187 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0156 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0143 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0147 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0253 ha per person | +72.3% |
| 1972 | 0.027 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0255 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0317 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0341 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0322 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0253 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 1978 | 0.019 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0197 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0226 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0267 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0219 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0152 ha per person | -30.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0157 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.015 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 ha per person | -39.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0114 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0232 ha per person | +103.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0175 ha per person | -24.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0199 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0154 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0229 ha per person | +48.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0213 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0242 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0276 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0287 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0232 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0198 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.015 ha per person | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0162 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0186 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 ha per person | -32.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0135 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0125 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0146 ha per person | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0144 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0136 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 ha per person | -40.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 ha per person | +41.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0101 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0093 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 ha per person | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 ha per person | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0083 ha per person | +8.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0083 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0083 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0247 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0255 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 0.0341 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0171 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0267 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.022 ha per person | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0287 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0186 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 37 Bhutan 0.0115 ha per person compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 0.0098 ha per person compare
- 39 Benin 0.0089 ha per person compare
- 41 Mozambique 0.0079 ha per person compare
- 42 Brazil 0.0075 ha per person compare
- 43 Central African Republic 0.0073 ha per person 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Belize?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Belize was 0.0083 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0341 ha per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Belize ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.