Milk production, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Milk production, per square kilometre was 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per square kilometre in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre for milk production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0472 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1989.
That places Belize 156th out of 185 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.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1315 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1315 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1337 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1359 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1381 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1403 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1425 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1447 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1469 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1491 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1512 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1534 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1578 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1578 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1622 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1644 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1666 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1688 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.171 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1797 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1929 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2192 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2411 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2455 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.285 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2762 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.285 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0472 tonnes per square kilometre | -83.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0544 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0567 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0503 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.057 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0602 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0578 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0498 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0499 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0499 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0584 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0612 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.111 tonnes per square kilometre | +81.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1476 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1508 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1586 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.166 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1321 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1186 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.128 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1646 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1458 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1729 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2361 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2193 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2045 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1915 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2098 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2189 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2007 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1982 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2516 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2396 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.35 tonnes per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -83.4% | 0.285 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0472 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +81.2% | 0.0612 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.111 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +36.5% | 0.1729 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2361 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1383 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1315 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1469 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1591 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1491 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1688 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2143 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0472 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.285 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0544 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0498 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0602 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1339 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0612 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.166 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2049 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1458 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2439 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1982 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 153 East Timor 0.3672 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 154 Mauritania 0.3517 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 155 Seychelles 0.3378 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 157 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2809 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 158 Vanuatu 0.2543 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 159 Togo 0.236 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 milk production, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0472 tonnes per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Belize rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 156th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.