Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Belize
Belize: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield was 8,067 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — yield in Belize is 8,067 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.9% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield in Belize peaked at 21,875 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5,404 kg/ha, in 1991.
Belize ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,000 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 18,182 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 17,500 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 16,923 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 16,429 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 16,552 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 17,054 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 17,763 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 17,308 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 17,500 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 17,647 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 17,931 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 17,926 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 19,000 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 19,167 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 20,000 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 21,875 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 21,875 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 21,875 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11,670 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 1990 | 10,244 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 5,404 kg/ha | -47.2% |
| 1992 | 10,388 kg/ha | +92.2% |
| 1993 | 11,012 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 6,395 kg/ha | -41.9% |
| 1995 | 8,083 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 9,544 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 7,357 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 8,921 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 8,859 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 9,396 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 10,794 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 9,008 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 8,982 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 12,424 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 2005 | 9,940 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 10,378 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 10,116 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11,185 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 10,953 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 9,972 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 10,910 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 11,899 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 14,685 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 12,523 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 11,974 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 10,981 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 11,642 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 10,956 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 11,343 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 9,963 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 10,398 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 8,410 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 10,738 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 2024 | 8,067 kg/ha | -24.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 8,067 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,960 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 8,067 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,572 kg/ha, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +92.2% | 5,404 kg/ha | 10,388 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,045 kg/ha | 16,000 kg/ha | 18,182 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,648 kg/ha | 17,308 kg/ha | 20,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,729 kg/ha | 11,670 kg/ha | 21,875 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,621 kg/ha | 5,404 kg/ha | 11,012 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,318 kg/ha | 8,982 kg/ha | 12,424 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,688 kg/ha | 9,972 kg/ha | 14,685 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,515 kg/ha | 8,067 kg/ha | 10,738 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 151 Guinea 8,476 kg/ha compare
- 152 Dominican Republic 8,242 kg/ha compare
- 153 Honduras 8,233 kg/ha compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 7,967 kg/ha compare
- 156 Madagascar 7,878 kg/ha compare
- 157 Liberia 7,688 kg/ha 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 roots and tubers, total — yield in Belize?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield in Belize was 8,067 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 21,875 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,404 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for roots and tubers, total — yield?
- Belize ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield. 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.