Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.72 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.72 ha per square kilometre for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 1.83 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1894 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Belize ranks 12th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1931 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1894 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2519 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1965 | 0.275 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3229 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4976 ha per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6901 ha per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1969 | 0.53 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5287 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5249 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5922 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5821 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.731 ha per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8871 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9403 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9538 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9935 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3515 ha per square kilometre | 0.1894 ha per square kilometre | 0.6901 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7837 ha per square kilometre | 0.5249 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.9935 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize was 1.72 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1894 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Belize rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 12th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.