Starchy Roots — Food supply in Belize
Belize: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 4,172 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Belize, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food supply in Belize stood at 4,172 million Kcal.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Belize peaked at 4,740 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,399 million Kcal, in 2011.
Belize ranks 185th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Belize, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,451 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 3,399 million Kcal | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,525 million Kcal | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3,592 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4,655 million Kcal | +29.6% |
| 2015 | 4,314 million Kcal | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 4,498 million Kcal | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 4,442 million Kcal | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4,734 million Kcal | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 4,740 million Kcal | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,984 million Kcal | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 4,113 million Kcal | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 3,754 million Kcal | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 4,172 million Kcal | +11.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 4,172 million Kcal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,440 million Kcal, 2% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 4,172 million Kcal is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130,782 million Kcal, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,135 million Kcal | 3,399 million Kcal | 4,740 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,006 million Kcal | 3,754 million Kcal | 4,172 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 182 Bahamas 5,679 million Kcal compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 5,501 million Kcal compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,931 million Kcal compare
- 186 Seychelles 3,236 million Kcal compare
- 187 Grenada 2,089 million Kcal compare
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 1,964 million Kcal 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 starchy roots — food supply in Belize?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Belize was 4,172 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4,740 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,399 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Belize ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.