Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize, 1989–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize stood at 0.0017 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 20.8% on the previous year and up 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.0032 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, in 2012.
Belize ranks 85th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +133.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +225.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -69.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +600.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +600.0% | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 85th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.