Net food imports by crop - Maize in Belize
Belize: Net food imports by crop - Maize was -6,145 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Belize, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize in Belize stood at -6,145.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 777.5% on the previous year and down 2,567.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Belize peaked at 4,955 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -10,357, in 2010.
That places Belize 156th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 408 | — |
| 1963 | 493 | +20.8% |
| 1964 | 227 | -54.0% |
| 1965 | 82 | -63.9% |
| 1966 | 92 | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 437 | +375.0% |
| 1968 | 508 | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 29 | -94.3% |
| 1970 | 563 | +1841.4% |
| 1971 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 294 | — |
| 1973 | 490 | +66.7% |
| 1974 | 516 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 708 | +37.2% |
| 1976 | -56 | -107.9% |
| 1977 | -1,387 | +2376.8% |
| 1978 | 178 | -112.8% |
| 1979 | 3,148 | +1668.5% |
| 1980 | 1,655 | -47.4% |
| 1981 | 205 | -87.6% |
| 1982 | 29 | -85.9% |
| 1983 | 63 | +117.2% |
| 1984 | 1,823 | +2793.7% |
| 1985 | 1,492 | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 40 | -97.3% |
| 1987 | 88 | +120.0% |
| 1988 | 62 | -29.5% |
| 1989 | 101 | +62.9% |
| 1990 | 53 | -47.5% |
| 1991 | 142 | +167.9% |
| 1992 | 120 | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 122 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 125 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 133 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 205 | +54.1% |
| 1998 | 2,640 | +1187.8% |
| 1999 | 160 | -93.9% |
| 2000 | -354 | -321.2% |
| 2002 | 133 | -137.6% |
| 2003 | 1,017 | +664.7% |
| 2004 | 382 | -62.4% |
| 2005 | -616 | -261.3% |
| 2006 | -926 | +50.3% |
| 2007 | 4,955 | -635.1% |
| 2008 | -354 | -107.1% |
| 2009 | 249 | -170.3% |
| 2010 | -10,357 | -4259.4% |
| 2011 | -3,533 | -65.9% |
| 2012 | -9,778 | +176.8% |
| 2013 | -1,968 | -79.9% |
| 2014 | -4,071 | +106.9% |
| 2015 | -9,690 | +138.0% |
| 2016 | -6,509 | -32.8% |
| 2017 | -9,135 | +40.3% |
| 2018 | 907 | -109.9% |
| 2019 | -6,145 | -777.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's -6,145 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114,898. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's -6,145 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65,037. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -4259.4% | 249 | -10,357 |
| 1984 | +2793.7% | 63 | 1,823 |
| 1977 | -2376.8% | -56 | -1,387 |
| 1970 | +1841.4% | 29 | 563 |
| 1979 | +1668.5% | 178 | 3,148 |
| 1998 | +1187.8% | 205 | 2,640 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252.89 | 0 | 508 | 9 |
| 1970s | 445.4 | -1,387 | 3,148 | 10 |
| 1980s | 555.8 | 29 | 1,823 | 10 |
| 1990s | 411.11 | 53 | 2,640 | 9 |
| 2000s | 498.44 | -926 | 4,955 | 9 |
| 2010s | -6,028 | -10,357 | 907 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 153 Saint Kitts and Nevis -22 compare
- 154 East Timor -66 compare
- 155 Sao Tome and Principe -295 compare
- 157 Uzbekistan -6,923 compare
- 158 Mali -9,697 compare
- 159 Burkina Faso -38,703 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 net food imports by crop - maize in Belize?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Belize was -6,145 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4,955 in 2007.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,357 in 2010.
- How does Belize rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Belize ranks 156th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,567.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.