Key Market Indicators
Belizeans have been consuming more and more rice each year. In 1997, the country ranked 129th in the world for rice consumption, with an estimated 42.19 kilograms per capita. By 2018, Belize had moved up to the 128th spot, consuming an estimated 49.3 kilograms of rice per capita. The Maldives overtook Belize in 2018, ranking 129th with an estimated 42.2 kilograms of rice consumption per capita. Belgium, France and Malaysia respectively ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the world for rice consumption that year, consuming an estimated 75.3, 65.3 and 62.3 kilograms per capita.
