Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Belize
Belize: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0997 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Belize is 0.0997 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.1708 ha per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.045 ha per person, in 1962.
That places Belize 1st out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.047 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.045 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0493 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0566 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0599 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0683 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.102 ha per person | +49.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1372 ha per person | +34.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1024 ha per person | -25.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0999 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0975 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1084 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.105 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1301 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1552 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1611 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1601 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1704 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1708 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1674 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1632 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1618 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1535 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1492 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1433 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1377 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1347 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1294 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1322 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1293 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1299 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1272 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1246 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.122 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.119 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1155 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1117 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1079 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.099 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0964 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0934 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0941 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.088 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0909 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0899 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0817 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.082 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0865 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0777 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0759 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0742 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0726 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0711 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0777 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0841 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0931 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0998 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1056 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1049 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1022 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1058 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1026 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0952 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0997 ha per person | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0742 ha per person | 0.045 ha per person | 0.1372 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1358 ha per person | 0.0975 ha per person | 0.1708 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1472 ha per person | 0.1294 ha per person | 0.1674 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1186 ha per person | 0.099 ha per person | 0.1299 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0881 ha per person | 0.0777 ha per person | 0.0964 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0859 ha per person | 0.0711 ha per person | 0.1056 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1011 ha per person | 0.0952 ha per person | 0.1058 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Belize?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Belize was 0.0997 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1708 ha per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.045 ha per person in 1962.
- How does Belize rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Belize ranks 1st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.