Cocoa bean production by region in Belize
Belize: Cocoa bean production by region was 225 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cocoa bean production by region in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Belize recorded 225 tonnes for cocoa bean production by region 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 by region in Belize peaked at 376 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2 tonnes, in 1962.
That places Belize 47th out of 62 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cocoa bean production by region in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 2 tonnes | -88.2% |
| 1963 | 58 tonnes | +2800.0% |
| 1964 | 50 tonnes | -13.8% |
| 1965 | 55 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 20 tonnes | -63.6% |
| 1967 | 25 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 35 tonnes | +40.0% |
| 1969 | 12 tonnes | -65.7% |
| 1970 | 17 tonnes | +41.7% |
| 1971 | 20 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 25 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 37 tonnes | +48.0% |
| 1974 | 40 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 42 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 42 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 45 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 45 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 45 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 44 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 42 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 41 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 55 tonnes | +34.1% |
| 1985 | 64 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 80 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 66 tonnes | -17.5% |
| 1988 | 57 tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 83 tonnes | +45.6% |
| 1990 | 167 tonnes | +101.2% |
| 1991 | 91 tonnes | -45.5% |
| 1992 | 143 tonnes | +57.1% |
| 1993 | 72 tonnes | -49.7% |
| 1994 | 24 tonnes | -66.7% |
| 1995 | 34 tonnes | +41.7% |
| 1996 | 55 tonnes | +61.8% |
| 1997 | 84 tonnes | +52.7% |
| 1998 | 90 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 23 tonnes | -74.4% |
| 2000 | 30 tonnes | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 30 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 41 tonnes | +64.0% |
| 2004 | 40 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 22 tonnes | -45.0% |
| 2006 | 43 tonnes | +95.5% |
| 2007 | 25 tonnes | -41.9% |
| 2008 | 50 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 39 tonnes | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 26 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 26 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68 tonnes | +161.5% |
| 2013 | 66 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 75 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 71.84 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 85 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 244 tonnes | +187.1% |
| 2018 | 110 tonnes | -54.9% |
| 2019 | 110 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 112 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 174 tonnes | +55.4% |
| 2022 | 376 tonnes | +116.1% |
| 2023 | 233 tonnes | -38.0% |
| 2024 | 225 tonnes | -3.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 225 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 541.36 tonnes, 42% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Belize's 225 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,463 tonnes, 15% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean production by region 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 tonnes | 58 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.44 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 58 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.8 tonnes | 17 tonnes | 45 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.6 tonnes | 41 tonnes | 83 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.3 tonnes | 23 tonnes | 167 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.5 tonnes | 22 tonnes | 50 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.18 tonnes | 26 tonnes | 244 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 224 tonnes | 112 tonnes | 376 tonnes | 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 by region in Belize?
- Cocoa bean production by region in Belize was 225 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocoa bean production by region recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 376 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean production by region recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Belize rank for cocoa bean production by region?
- Belize ranks 47th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean production by region 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean production by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Global production of cocoa beans, measured in tonnes of production per year.