Cocoa bean production in Belize
Belize: Cocoa bean production was 225 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cocoa bean production in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa bean production in Belize is 225, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean production in Belize peaked at 376 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1962.
Belize ranks 47th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cocoa bean production in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17 | — |
| 1962 | 2 | -88.2% |
| 1963 | 58 | +2800.0% |
| 1964 | 50 | -13.8% |
| 1965 | 55 | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 20 | -63.6% |
| 1967 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 35 | +40.0% |
| 1969 | 12 | -65.7% |
| 1970 | 17 | +41.7% |
| 1971 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 37 | +48.0% |
| 1974 | 40 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 55 | +34.1% |
| 1985 | 64 | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 80 | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 66 | -17.5% |
| 1988 | 57 | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 83 | +45.6% |
| 1990 | 167 | +101.2% |
| 1991 | 91 | -45.5% |
| 1992 | 143 | +57.1% |
| 1993 | 72 | -49.7% |
| 1994 | 24 | -66.7% |
| 1995 | 34 | +41.7% |
| 1996 | 55 | +61.8% |
| 1997 | 84 | +52.7% |
| 1998 | 90 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 23 | -74.4% |
| 2000 | 30 | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 41 | +64.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 22 | -45.0% |
| 2006 | 43 | +95.5% |
| 2007 | 25 | -41.9% |
| 2008 | 50 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 39 | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 26 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68 | +161.5% |
| 2013 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 75 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 71.84 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 85 | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 244 | +187.1% |
| 2018 | 110 | -54.9% |
| 2019 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 112 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 174 | +55.4% |
| 2022 | 376 | +116.1% |
| 2023 | 233 | -38.0% |
| 2024 | 225 | -3.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 225 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 541.36, 42% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Belize's 225 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,463, 15% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +2800.0% | 2 | 58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.44 | 2 | 58 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.8 | 17 | 45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.6 | 41 | 83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.3 | 23 | 167 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.5 | 22 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.18 | 26 | 244 | 10 |
| 2020s | 224 | 112 | 376 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean production in Belize?
- Cocoa bean production in Belize was 225 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocoa bean production recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 376 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean production recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1962.
- How does Belize rank for cocoa bean production?
- Belize ranks 47th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean production rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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