How have things changed? in Belize
Belize: How have things changed? was 209,190 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
209,190 metric tons
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
67th
of 215 countries
All-time high
407,287 metric tons
in 2010
All-time low
800 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Belize, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Belize recorded 209,190 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 150.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Belize peaked at 407,287 metric tons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 800 metric tons, in 1965.
Belize ranks 67th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed? in Belize, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 800 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 900 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 1,300 metric tons | +44.4% |
| 1968 | 1,300 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,600 metric tons | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 1,500 metric tons | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 1,800 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 1,900 metric tons | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 1,600 metric tons | -15.8% |
| 1974 | 1,618 metric tons | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 1,603 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1,613 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 3,082 metric tons | +91.1% |
| 1978 | 2,808 metric tons | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 2,554 metric tons | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 2,066 metric tons | -19.1% |
| 1981 | 2,252 metric tons | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 2,288 metric tons | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2,641 metric tons | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 2,672 metric tons | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2,427 metric tons | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 1,861 metric tons | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 2,059 metric tons | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 2,151 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 2,312 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 2,132 metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 2,679 metric tons | +25.7% |
| 1992 | 2,715 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 4,573 metric tons | +68.4% |
| 1994 | 8,326 metric tons | +82.1% |
| 1995 | 10,669 metric tons | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 13,172 metric tons | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 26,185 metric tons | +98.8% |
| 1998 | 28,242 metric tons | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 54,990 metric tons | +94.7% |
| 2000 | 33,952 metric tons | -38.3% |
| 2001 | 35,206 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 88,760 metric tons | +152.1% |
| 2003 | 53,518 metric tons | -39.7% |
| 2004 | 81,472 metric tons | +52.2% |
| 2005 | 111,585 metric tons | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 193,397 metric tons | +73.3% |
| 2007 | 308,811 metric tons | +59.7% |
| 2008 | 368,802 metric tons | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 309,942 metric tons | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 407,287 metric tons | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 282,596 metric tons | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 177,826 metric tons | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 41,864 metric tons | -76.5% |
| 2014 | 83,416 metric tons | +99.3% |
| 2015 | 101,730 metric tons | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 92,576 metric tons | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 122,633 metric tons | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 215,966 metric tons | +76.1% |
| 2019 | 213,107 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 185,755 metric tons | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 190,062 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 203,331 metric tons | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 197,929 metric tons | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 209,190 metric tons | +5.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 209,190 metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945 metric tons, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 209,190 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187 metric tons, 9.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +152.1% | 35,206 metric tons | 88,760 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,180 metric tons | 800 metric tons | 1,600 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 2,008 metric tons | 1,500 metric tons | 3,082 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,273 metric tons | 1,861 metric tons | 2,672 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,368 metric tons | 2,132 metric tons | 54,990 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 158,544 metric tons | 33,952 metric tons | 368,802 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,900 metric tons | 41,864 metric tons | 407,287 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 197,253 metric tons | 185,755 metric tons | 209,190 metric tons | 5 |
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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 how have things changed? in Belize?
- How have things changed? in Belize was 209,190 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 407,287 metric tons in 2010.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 metric tons in 1965.
- How does Belize rank for how have things changed??
- Belize ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.