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 37th out of 192 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.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.7% | — |
| 1962 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.1% | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.7% | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 26.3% | +294.7% |
| 1968 | 30.0% | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50.0% | +66.7% |
| 1971 | 46.4% | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 44.4% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 46.4% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 40.0% | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 37.5% | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 48.3% | +28.7% |
| 1977 | 40.7% | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 45.2% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 46.9% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 48.5% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 37.9% | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 40.0% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 33.3% | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | +29.7% |
| 1988 | 44.7% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 43.6% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 54.4% | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 57.1% | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 56.2% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +5.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 60.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 60.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +294.7% | 6.7% | 26.3% |
| 1970 | +66.7% | 30.0% | 50.0% |
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 (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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
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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 37th out of 192 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.