Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Belize
Belize: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 74.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Belize recorded 74.1% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Belize peaked at 74.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2000.
Belize ranks 103rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 68.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.9% | 67.0% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 73.0% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 74.1% | 74.4% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Belize?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Belize was 74.1% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Belize ranks 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.