Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belize
Belize: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 1.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belize, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
In 2022, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belize stood at 1.26. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belize peaked at 1.26 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2496, in 1987.
Belize ranks 161st of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.2496 | — |
| 1988 | 0.2881 | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3267 | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3652 | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4037 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4423 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4808 | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6015 | +25.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7222 | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8298 | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9374 | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 1.05 | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 1.26 | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2881 | 0.2496 | 0.3267 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6981 | 0.3652 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 3 |
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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 level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belize?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belize was 1.26 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2496 in 1987.
- How does Belize rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Belize ranks 161st out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.