Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Belize
Belize: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5137 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Belize is 0.5137, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 22.0% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Belize peaked at 1.25 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2527, in 2000.
That places Belize 63rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8788 | 0.6057 | 1.25 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5444 | 0.441 | 0.6214 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4396 | 0.4147 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3467 | 0.2944 | 0.4252 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2847 | 0.2527 | 0.3256 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.348 | 0.2888 | 0.4097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4464 | 0.4154 | 0.5137 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Belize?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Belize was 0.5137 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2527 in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Belize ranks 63rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).