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
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.
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 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Belize
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.7% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.428 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1012 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1012 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1258 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.7% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 19.7% (2018)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 4.0% (2018)
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.