Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Belize
Belize: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0204 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Belize, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Belize is 0.0204 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0217 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 ha per person, in 1998.
That places Belize 13th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0096 ha per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0097 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0088 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0127 ha per person | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 ha per person | -30.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0086 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0075 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 ha per person | +62.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0083 ha per person | -31.7% |
| 2001 | 0.009 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0155 ha per person | +71.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 ha per person | -40.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0134 ha per person | +46.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 ha per person | -32.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0097 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0177 ha per person | +82.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0171 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0194 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0179 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0111 ha per person | -38.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0135 ha per person | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 ha per person | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 0.014 ha per person | +58.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0129 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0153 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0217 ha per person | +42.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0204 ha per person | -6.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0204 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 51.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0204 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 ha per person, 10.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0127 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0194 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0129 ha per person | 0.0217 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Belize?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Belize was 0.0204 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0217 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 ha per person in 1998.
- How does Belize rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Belize ranks 13th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.