Agricultural area over the long-term in Belize
Belize: Agricultural area over the long-term was 192,000 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
192,000 hectares
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
153rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
192,000 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
4,012 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Belize, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term in Belize is 192,000 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Belize peaked at 192,000 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,012 hectares, in 1000.
That places Belize 153rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Belize, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 4,012 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 4,240 hectares | +5.7% |
| 1200 | 4,467 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1300 | 4,686 hectares | +4.9% |
| 1400 | 4,890 hectares | +4.4% |
| 1500 | 5,069 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1600 | 10,215 hectares | +101.5% |
| 1700 | 10,633 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1710 | 11,343 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1720 | 12,100 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1730 | 12,906 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1740 | 13,765 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1750 | 14,680 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1760 | 15,653 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1770 | 16,689 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1780 | 17,792 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1790 | 18,964 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1800 | 20,211 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1810 | 21,536 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1820 | 21,912 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1830 | 22,291 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1840 | 22,670 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1850 | 23,051 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1860 | 23,432 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1870 | 25,925 hectares | +10.6% |
| 1880 | 28,674 hectares | +10.6% |
| 1890 | 31,703 hectares | +10.6% |
| 1900 | 35,038 hectares | +10.5% |
| 1910 | 38,708 hectares | +10.5% |
| 1920 | 43,101 hectares | +11.3% |
| 1930 | 48,008 hectares | +11.4% |
| 1940 | 53,490 hectares | +11.4% |
| 1950 | 59,619 hectares | +11.5% |
| 1951 | 60,774 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 61,774 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 62,689 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 63,556 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 64,421 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 65,326 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 66,300 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 67,370 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 68,562 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 79,000 hectares | +15.2% |
| 1961 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 80,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 80,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 80,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 81,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 81,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 81,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 82,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 82,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 83,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 83,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 84,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 84,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 85,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 85,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 86,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 93,000 hectares | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 94,000 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 96,000 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 97,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 97,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 97,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 97,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 101,000 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 103,000 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 112,000 hectares | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 115,000 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 120,000 hectares | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 126,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 130,000 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 136,000 hectares | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 143,000 hectares | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 143,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 146,000 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 147,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 148,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 148,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 150,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 149,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 149,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 152,000 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 152,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 152,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 152,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 152,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 152,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 152,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 155,000 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 157,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 157,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 160,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 160,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 160,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 170,000 hectares | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 170,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 172,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 172,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 174,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 180,000 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 182,000 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 182,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 186,400 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 189,200 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 192,000 hectares | +1.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 192,000 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.21 million hectares, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 192,000 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.64 million hectares, 12% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +101.5% | 5,069 hectares | 10,215 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4,012 hectares | 4,012 hectares | 4,012 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 4,240 hectares | 4,240 hectares | 4,240 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 4,467 hectares | 4,467 hectares | 4,467 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 4,686 hectares | 4,686 hectares | 4,686 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 4,890 hectares | 4,890 hectares | 4,890 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 5,069 hectares | 5,069 hectares | 5,069 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 10,215 hectares | 10,215 hectares | 10,215 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 10,633 hectares | 10,633 hectares | 10,633 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 11,343 hectares | 11,343 hectares | 11,343 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 12,100 hectares | 12,100 hectares | 12,100 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 12,906 hectares | 12,906 hectares | 12,906 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 13,765 hectares | 13,765 hectares | 13,765 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 14,680 hectares | 14,680 hectares | 14,680 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 15,653 hectares | 15,653 hectares | 15,653 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 16,689 hectares | 16,689 hectares | 16,689 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 17,792 hectares | 17,792 hectares | 17,792 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 18,964 hectares | 18,964 hectares | 18,964 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 20,211 hectares | 20,211 hectares | 20,211 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 21,536 hectares | 21,536 hectares | 21,536 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 21,912 hectares | 21,912 hectares | 21,912 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 22,291 hectares | 22,291 hectares | 22,291 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 22,670 hectares | 22,670 hectares | 22,670 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 23,051 hectares | 23,051 hectares | 23,051 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 23,432 hectares | 23,432 hectares | 23,432 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 25,925 hectares | 25,925 hectares | 25,925 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 28,674 hectares | 28,674 hectares | 28,674 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 31,703 hectares | 31,703 hectares | 31,703 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 35,038 hectares | 35,038 hectares | 35,038 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 38,708 hectares | 38,708 hectares | 38,708 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 43,101 hectares | 43,101 hectares | 43,101 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 48,008 hectares | 48,008 hectares | 48,008 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 53,490 hectares | 53,490 hectares | 53,490 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 64,039 hectares | 59,619 hectares | 68,562 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 80,200 hectares | 79,000 hectares | 82,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 85,900 hectares | 82,000 hectares | 94,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 103,500 hectares | 96,000 hectares | 120,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 141,700 hectares | 126,000 hectares | 150,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 151,700 hectares | 149,000 hectares | 155,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,200 hectares | 157,000 hectares | 174,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 185,267 hectares | 180,000 hectares | 192,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 150 United Arab Emirates 399,407 hectares compare
- 151 East Timor 340,840 hectares compare
- 152 Fiji 309,720 hectares compare
- 154 New Caledonia 184,030 hectares compare
- 155 Puerto Rico 168,900 hectares compare
- 156 Vanuatu 156,499 hectares 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 agricultural area over the long-term in Belize?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Belize was 192,000 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 192,000 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,012 hectares in 1000.
- How does Belize rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Belize ranks 153rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.