Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Belize
Belize: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 6,471 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Belize, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 6,471 for net food imports by crop - wheat in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.7% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Belize peaked at 23,029 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -10, in 1973.
Belize ranks 134th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 - Wheat in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | -10 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 3,462 | — |
| 1976 | 12,782 | +269.2% |
| 1977 | 7,566 | -40.8% |
| 1978 | 7,263 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 7,626 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 7,104 | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 5,293 | -25.5% |
| 1982 | 6,423 | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 7,232 | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 1,099 | -84.8% |
| 1985 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 11,085 | — |
| 1987 | 8,341 | -24.8% |
| 1988 | 9,952 | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 13,749 | +38.2% |
| 1990 | 10,537 | -23.4% |
| 1991 | 15,000 | +42.4% |
| 1992 | 15,572 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 14,911 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 12,843 | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 17,327 | +34.9% |
| 1997 | 10,565 | -39.0% |
| 1998 | 17,500 | +65.6% |
| 1999 | 13,500 | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 15,381 | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 20,081 | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 20,508 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 19,453 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 23,029 | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 11,350 | -50.7% |
| 2007 | 14,360 | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 18,031 | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 19,825 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 10,937 | -44.8% |
| 2011 | 10,081 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 2,402 | -76.2% |
| 2013 | 10,423 | +333.9% |
| 2014 | 11,756 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 7,377 | -37.2% |
| 2016 | 11,897 | +61.3% |
| 2017 | 7,272 | -38.9% |
| 2018 | 17,822 | +145.1% |
| 2019 | 6,471 | -63.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 6,471 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,356, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 6,471 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,357, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +333.9% | 2,402 | 10,423 |
| 1976 | +269.2% | 3,462 | 12,782 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,869 | -10 | 12,782 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,028 | 0 | 13,749 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,195 | 10,537 | 17,500 | 9 |
| 2000s | 18,002 | 11,350 | 23,029 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9,644 | 2,402 | 17,822 | 10 |
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 net food imports by crop - wheat in Belize?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat in Belize was 6,471 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23,029 in 2005.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -10 in 1973.
- How does Belize rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
- Belize ranks 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. 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 - Wheat. 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.