FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Belize
Belize: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.3211 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao projections of arable land, per capita in Belize is 0.3211 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.4823 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3153 hectares per person, in 2014.
Belize ranks 36th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4486 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4373 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4356 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4232 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4108 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4078 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3954 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3836 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3812 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3727 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3746 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.369 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3717 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3667 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3681 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3606 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3606 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3532 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3529 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3585 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3562 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3474 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3391 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3312 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3236 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3283 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3735 hectares per person | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3825 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.402 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4206 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4331 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4555 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4823 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4721 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4703 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4612 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4507 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4352 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4291 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4111 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3986 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3984 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3867 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3754 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3646 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3543 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3445 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3351 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3359 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3341 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3269 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3289 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.322 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3153 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3368 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.329 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3269 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3209 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3214 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3326 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3339 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3278 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3211 hectares per person | -2.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.3211 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1817 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.3211 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1121 hectares per person, 2.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4137 hectares per person | 0.3812 hectares per person | 0.4486 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.365 hectares per person | 0.3529 hectares per person | 0.3746 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3542 hectares per person | 0.3236 hectares per person | 0.402 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.451 hectares per person | 0.4206 hectares per person | 0.4823 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3705 hectares per person | 0.3351 hectares per person | 0.4111 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3262 hectares per person | 0.3153 hectares per person | 0.3368 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3288 hectares per person | 0.3211 hectares per person | 0.3339 hectares per person | 4 |
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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Belize?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Belize was 0.3211 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4823 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3153 hectares per person in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Belize ranks 36th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.