Belize vs Costa Rica: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Belize
3,857 kg per hectare
in 2023
Costa Rica
3,807 kg per hectare
in 2024
Belize rank
69th
Costa Rica rank
70th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Belize
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belize currently reports 3,857 kg per hectare against 3,807 kg per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 50 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belize ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 70th of 180 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,295 kg per hectare | 3,530 kg per hectare | 1,234 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,678 kg per hectare | 3,518 kg per hectare | 840.16 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3,432 kg per hectare | 3,787 kg per hectare | 354.97 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4,037 kg per hectare | 4,045 kg per hectare | 7.17 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Belize or Costa Rica?
- Belize, at 3,857 kg per hectare against 3,807 kg per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Belize and Costa Rica?
- 50 kg per hectare, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Belize ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 70th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.