Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1385 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1385 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
54th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.274 ha per square kilometre
in 1997
All-time low
0.0498 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.1385 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.274 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0498 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Belize ranks 54th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0512 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0555 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0812 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1967 | 0.091 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0784 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1363 ha per square kilometre | +75.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1477 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1414 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1781 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1951 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1881 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1508 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1153 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1224 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1437 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1741 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1465 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1038 ha per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1075 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0877 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1824 ha per square kilometre | +108.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1403 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1629 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1287 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1953 ha per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1858 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2162 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2541 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.274 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2288 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2018 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1763 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2093 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1988 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1375 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1657 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1277 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1628 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1486 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2007 ha per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 0.202 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1953 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1189 ha per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1721 ha per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1539 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1309 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1488 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1741 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1192 ha per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 0.106 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1351 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1159 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1274 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.1385 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1254 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.1385 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2905 ha per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1453 ha per square kilometre | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | 0.1951 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1202 ha per square kilometre | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | 0.1824 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1988 ha per square kilometre | 0.1287 ha per square kilometre | 0.274 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1686 ha per square kilometre | 0.1277 ha per square kilometre | 0.2093 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1521 ha per square kilometre | 0.106 ha per square kilometre | 0.202 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1292 ha per square kilometre | 0.1159 ha per square kilometre | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 51 Afghanistan 0.1978 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Brazil 0.1774 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Chad 0.1394 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Guatemala 0.135 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 North Macedonia 0.1254 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Puerto Rico 0.1121 ha per square kilometre 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.1385 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.274 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0498 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Belize rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Rice — Area harvested 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.