Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3918 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize, 1989–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.3918 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.2% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.3918 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.072 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Belize 31st out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.0776 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0799 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1994 | 0.077 ha per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0817 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.079 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0822 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0736 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.124 ha per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0981 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | +77.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2004 | 0.16 ha per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2005 | 0.14 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.097 ha per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1263 ha per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2365 ha per square kilometre | +87.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2342 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2679 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2269 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2851 ha per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2687 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1691 ha per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2104 ha per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1511 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1919 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1473 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2363 ha per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2376 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2239 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2698 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3918 ha per square kilometre | +45.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.3918 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.028 ha per square kilometre, 14.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.3918 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1353 ha per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | 0.124 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1459 ha per square kilometre | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | 0.2365 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2155 ha per square kilometre | 0.1473 ha per square kilometre | 0.2851 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2808 ha per square kilometre | 0.2239 ha per square kilometre | 0.3918 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 28 Zimbabwe 0.4872 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Gambia 0.4668 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Somalia 0.3985 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Kenya 0.3576 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Hungary 0.3506 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Mozambique 0.2984 ha 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.3918 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3918 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.072 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 31st out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested 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
Sorghum — Area harvested 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.