Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Belize
Belize: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.2797 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.2797 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 193.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Belize peaked at 0.2797 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 An per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Belize 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Belize, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0281 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0298 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.032 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0298 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0232 An per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0263 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0285 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0324 An per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0333 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.039 An per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0408 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.043 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0456 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0377 An per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0403 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.043 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0447 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0456 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0465 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0438 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0438 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0465 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0473 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0482 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0515 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0517 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0517 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0517 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0456 An per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0176 An per square kilometre | -61.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0242 An per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0264 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0181 An per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0331 An per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0287 An per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0265 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0287 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0296 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0322 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0311 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0286 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0465 An per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0525 An per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0608 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0612 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.058 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0545 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0688 An per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0422 An per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0622 An per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0648 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0793 An per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0952 An per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0645 An per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1085 An per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1142 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0998 An per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1187 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0759 An per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2692 An per square kilometre | +326.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2725 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2797 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.2797 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.2797 An per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 An per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +326.5% | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | 0.2692 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0293 An per square kilometre | 0.0232 An per square kilometre | 0.0333 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0426 An per square kilometre | 0.0377 An per square kilometre | 0.0465 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0482 An per square kilometre | 0.0438 An per square kilometre | 0.0517 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0265 An per square kilometre | 0.0176 An per square kilometre | 0.0331 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0504 An per square kilometre | 0.0286 An per square kilometre | 0.0688 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0883 An per square kilometre | 0.0622 An per square kilometre | 0.1187 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2211 An per square kilometre | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | 0.2797 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 148 Malaysia 0.3353 An per square kilometre compare
- 149 Belarus 0.3324 An per square kilometre compare
- 150 Estonia 0.3166 An per square kilometre compare
- 152 Thailand 0.2701 An per square kilometre compare
- 153 Poland 0.2576 An per square kilometre compare
- 154 Finland 0.1783 An per square kilometre 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Belize?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Belize was 0.2797 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2797 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 An per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Belize ranks 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.