Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Belize
Belize: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 3,857 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,857 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
69th
of 180 countries
All-time high
4,476 kg per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
1,898 kg per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Belize recorded 3,857 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Belize peaked at 4,476 kg per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,898 kg per hectare, in 1994.
Belize ranks 69th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,014 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 2,485 kg per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 2,290 kg per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 2,185 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1,898 kg per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 1,918 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2,505 kg per hectare | +30.6% |
| 1997 | 2,394 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2,458 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,805 kg per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 2,418 kg per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 3,100 kg per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 2,449 kg per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 2,852 kg per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 2,366 kg per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 2,870 kg per hectare | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 2,672 kg per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2,940 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2,427 kg per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 2,686 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 3,223 kg per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 3,156 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3,451 kg per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3,616 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3,595 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,898 kg per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 3,165 kg per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4,229 kg per hectare | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 4,044 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2,946 kg per hectare | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 3,526 kg per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 4,290 kg per hectare | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 4,476 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 3,857 kg per hectare | -13.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3,857 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,431 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3,857 kg per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,932 kg per hectare, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,295 kg per hectare | 1,898 kg per hectare | 2,805 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,678 kg per hectare | 2,366 kg per hectare | 3,100 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,432 kg per hectare | 2,898 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,037 kg per hectare | 3,526 kg per hectare | 4,476 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More poverty & inequality data for Belize
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.74 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Belize?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Belize was 3,857 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4,476 kg per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,898 kg per hectare in 1994.
- How does Belize rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Belize ranks 69th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.