Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belize
Belize: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 2.19 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belize stood at 2.19 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belize peaked at 2.19 percent in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.62 percent, in 1961.
That places Belize 180th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 percent | 1.62 percent | 1.62 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.68 percent | 1.62 percent | 1.93 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.01 percent | 1.93 percent | 2.1 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 percent | 2.15 percent | 2.19 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 percent | 2.19 percent | 2.19 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 percent | 2.19 percent | 2.19 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 percent | 2.19 percent | 2.19 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5475 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8975 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5009 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2304 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.857 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 127.08 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belize?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belize was 2.19 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 percent in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 percent in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Belize ranks 180th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).