FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Belize

According to FAOSTAT, Belize produced 145,751 t of cereals, 13,003 t of vegetables, 121,650 t of fruit, 28,602 t of meat and 5,186 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sugar cane (1.7 million t), maize (104,890 t) and bananas (85,072 t).

Products recorded: 63
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in soybeans (+581%), followed by sorghum (+165%).

Livestock numbers: 99,019 cattle, 13,892 pigs, 16,798 sheep and 193 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All sugar crops	1,669,432	62	0.07%	+38%
All cereals	145,751	135	0%	+54%
All fruit	121,650	132	0.01%	−64%
All meat	28,602	155	0.01%	+38%
All citrus fruit	14,377	98	0.01%	−93%
All vegetables	13,003	167	0%	+0.4%
All pulses	6,265	133	0.01%	−33%
All milk	5,186	161	0%	+11%
All eggs	3,157	133	0%	+29%
All roots and tubers	2,298	177	0%	−6.9%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Sugar cane	1,669,432	45	0.09%	+38%
Raw sugar	146,402	64	0.08%	+24%
Maize	104,890	102	0.01%	+52%
Bananas	85,072	62	0.06%	−19%
Molasses	54,788	60	0.07%	+59%
Soybeans	26,404	59	0.01%	+581%
Sorghum	24,084	64	0.04%	+165%
Chicken meat	23,663	123	0.02%	+35%
Rice (paddy)	16,777	93	0%	+3.2%
Beer	14,244	146	0.01%	+26%
Oranges	12,894	75	0.02%	−92%
Plantains	6,592	40	0.01%	+62%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	6,427	93	0.02%	+4.8%
Cow milk	5,186	159	0%	+11%
Beans, dry	5,170	77	0.02%	−29%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	4,804	146	0%	+9.2%
Soya bean oil	3,978	78	0.01%	+772%
Pineapples	3,320	66	0.01%	+138%
Watermelons	3,292	97	0%	+141%
Hen eggs	3,157	131	0%	+29%
Peas, green	2,592	58	0.01%	+14%
Coconuts, in shell	2,543	70	0%	+181%
Pork (pig meat)	2,349	126	0%	+71%
Beef (cattle meat)	2,143	152	0%	+38%
Papayas	1,764	53	0.01%	−94%
Grapefruit and pomelos	1,483	56	0.02%	−93%
Spring onions and shallots	1,447	35	0.03%	+67%
Potatoes	1,395	142	0%	+29%
Tomatoes	1,326	144	0%	+11%
Cabbages	1,102	125	0%	−38%
Peas, dry	1,095	76	0.01%	−46%
Melons	767	83	0%	+418%
Carrots and turnips	612	116	0%	+35%
Cassava	440	85	0%	−53%
Cucumbers	415	126	0%	+37%
Chillies and peppers, green	369	116	0%	−64%
Turkey meat	304	45	0.01%	+36%
Fat of pigs	272	90	0%	+71%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	263	96	0%	+141%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	262	129	0%	+38%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	249	129	0%	+38%
Cocoa beans	225	46	0%	+200%
Other beans, green	218	99	0%	−22%
Sweet potatoes	207	104	0%	+214%
Other starchy roots and tubers	193	55	0%	+4.9%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	136	100	0%	+72%
Sheep meat	127	147	0%	+354%
Pumpkins and squash	105	123	0%	−68%
Coffee, green	90	67	0%	+2.3%
Ginger	70	38	0%	—
Honey	57	113	0%	+97%
Cattle fat, unrendered	48	131	0%	+37%
Yams	44	57	0%	−58%
Mangoes and guavas	39	99	0%	+30%
Tea, packed	34	106	0%	—
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	24	121	0%	+380%
Yautia	19	13	0%	−83%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	17	127	0%	+325%
Duck meat	15	68	0%	+7.1%
Okra	14	55	0%	−71%
Sheep fat, unrendered	4	121	0%	+300%
Buttermilk, dry	2	134	0%	—
Goat meat	1	169	0%	0.0%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	1,723,000	146	0.01%	+7.7%
Cattle	99,019	146	0.01%	+4.4%
Turkeys	57,000	54	0.02%	+24%
Sheep	16,798	149	0%	+28%
Pigs	13,892	147	0%	−38%
Ducks	12,000	71	0%	0.0%
Horses	6,122	98	0.01%	+6.5%
Mules and hinnies	4,534	35	0.06%	−1.4%
Bees	2,029	92	0%	−3.4%
Goats	193	181	0%	+7.2%

Belize among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Belize, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Belize had 417,072 inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Sugar cane	4,003	238	16.8×
Raw sugar	351	23.0	15.3×
Maize	251	149	1.7×
Bananas	204	17.1	11.9×
Molasses	131	8.98	14.6×
Soybeans	63.3	48.7	1.3×
Sorghum	57.7	7.87	7.3×
Chicken meat	56.7	15.7	3.6×
Rice (paddy)	40.2	100	0.4×
Beer	34.2	22.7	1.5×
Oranges	30.9	8.24	3.8×
Plantains	15.8	5.46	2.9×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Belize reported exports of 25 and imports of 91 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Bananas	87,832	USD 61.5 m	0.70	28 of 107
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	96,622	USD 59.5 m	0.62	17 of 111
Molasses	46,043	USD 14.5 m	0.31	27 of 109
Soya bean oil	4,044	USD 4.2 m	1.04	54 of 110
Beans, dry	1,092	USD 1.7 m	1.51	70 of 139
Papayas	1,768	USD 1.2 m	0.70	17 of 70
Hen eggs in shell, fresh	204	USD 1.0 m	4.98	87 of 107
Cocoa beans	166	USD 945,000	5.69	56 of 93
Plantains and cooking bananas	1,498	USD 930,000	0.62	32 of 92
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw	729	USD 921,000	1.26	37 of 124

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Margarine and shortening	2,061	USD 7.3 m	3.53	100 of 189
Beer of barley, malted	4,516	USD 5.6 m	1.24	121 of 192
Cheese from whole cow milk	676	USD 5.5 m	8.14	127 of 192
Whole milk powder	765	USD 4.9 m	6.40	116 of 190
Wheat	13,000	USD 4.5 m	0.35	153 of 176
Maize (corn)	478	USD 2.6 m	5.46	167 of 190
Soya bean oil	1,469	USD 2.2 m	1.51	117 of 184
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated)	1,972	USD 2.2 m	1.10	128 of 165
Unmanufactured tobacco	193	USD 2.0 m	10.35	101 of 139
Olive oil	654	USD 1.9 m	2.94	87 of 189

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Belize?

By volume, the largest products of Belize in 2024 were sugar cane (1.7 million t), raw sugar (146,402 t), maize (104,890 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Belize the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 13th, for yautia.

How much sugar cane does Belize produce per person?

About 4,003 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 238 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Belize export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were bananas (USD 61.5 m), raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 59.5 m), molasses (USD 14.5 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Belize import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were margarine and shortening (USD 7.3 m), beer of barley, malted (USD 5.6 m), cheese from whole cow milk (USD 5.5 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.