Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Belize
Belize: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 60.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 60.5% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Belize peaked at 60.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1966.
That places Belize 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4% | 6.7% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.6% | 37.5% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.7% | 33.3% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 45.2% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 39.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 47.8% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 55.4% | 60.5% | 4 |
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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 share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Belize?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Belize was 60.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1966.
- How does Belize rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Belize ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.