Cropland organic soils — Area in Belize
Belize: Cropland organic soils — Area was 1,495 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Area in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland organic soils — area in Belize stood at 1,495 ha.
That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Belize peaked at 1,581 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,291 ha, in 2003.
That places Belize 81st out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,581 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,581 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,581 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,581 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,581 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,552 ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,552 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,515 ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1,515 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,454 ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1,374 ha | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 1,337 ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1,352 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,291 ha | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1,304 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,296 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,313 ha | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,321 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,377 ha | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1,395 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,403 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,395 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,363 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,363 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,355 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,351 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,380 ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,433 ha | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,458 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,499 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,519 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,508 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,495 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,495 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,495 ha | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,495 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.96 ha, 93.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,549 ha | 1,454 ha | 1,581 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,336 ha | 1,291 ha | 1,395 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,400 ha | 1,351 ha | 1,499 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,503 ha | 1,495 ha | 1,519 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,756 ha compare
- 79 Fiji 1,539 ha compare
- 80 Ghana 1,535 ha compare
- 82 Ecuador 1,408 ha compare
- 83 Serbia and Montenegro 1,287 ha compare
- 84 Puerto Rico 1,149 ha compare
More climate change data for Belize
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 226.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 67.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 159.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 38.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1462 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Belize?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Belize was 1,495 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,581 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,291 ha in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Belize ranks 81st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.