Total agricultural land use per person in Belize
Belize: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.5185 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5185
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
74th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.36
in 1600
All-time low
0.4721
in 2014
Years of data
108
1000β2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Belize, 1000β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.5185 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Belize peaked at 1.36 in 1600 and was at its lowest, 0.4721, in 2014.
That places Belize 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.9002 | 0.9002 | 0.9002 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8721 | 0.8721 | 0.8721 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8422 | 0.8422 | 0.8422 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.8099 | 0.8099 | 0.8099 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7748 | 0.7748 | 0.7748 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7362 | 0.7362 | 0.7362 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.9865 | 0.9865 | 0.9865 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.9695 | 0.9695 | 0.9695 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9525 | 0.9525 | 0.9525 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.9353 | 0.9353 | 0.9353 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.918 | 0.918 | 0.918 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.9006 | 0.9006 | 0.9006 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.8829 | 0.8829 | 0.8829 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.8135 | 0.7661 | 0.8651 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7677 | 0.6876 | 0.8581 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6507 | 0.6278 | 0.6711 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.635 | 0.6049 | 0.666 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6816 | 0.6275 | 0.7236 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5441 | 0.4937 | 0.6025 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4844 | 0.4721 | 0.4953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.504 | 0.4934 | 0.5185 | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 7.95 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 7.95 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Belize?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Belize was 0.5185 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 in 1600.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4721 in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Belize ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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