Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Belize
Belize: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 15.25 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 15.25 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Belize peaked at 16.13 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.24 %, in 2005.
That places Belize 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.66 % | — |
| 2001 | 6.46 % | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.88 % | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 5.55 % | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 5.24 % | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 5.75 % | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 6.34 % | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 6.85 % | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 7.27 % | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 7.7 % | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 8.17 % | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 8.65 % | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.24 % | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 9.54 % | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.1 % | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 8.93 % | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.89 % | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 11.64 % | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 16.13 % | +38.6% |
| 2020 | 14.78 % | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 15.84 % | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 15 % | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 15.25 % | +1.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 15.25 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.04 %, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 15.25 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.05 %, 84% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.23 % | 5.24 % | 7.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 % | 7.7 % | 16.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.22 % | 14.78 % | 15.84 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 148 Cuba 16.61 % compare
- 149 Cyprus 16.4 % compare
- 150 Mexico 15.96 % compare
- 152 Puerto Rico 15.24 % compare
- 153 Saint Lucia 14.26 % compare
- 154 El Salvador 13.88 % 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Belize?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Belize was 15.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 16.13 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 % in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Belize ranks 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. 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, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.