People using improved drinking water sources in Belize
Belize: People using improved drinking water sources was 16,495 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Belize stood at 16,495 people.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Belize peaked at 20,080 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15,366 people, in 2000.
That places Belize 114th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Belize, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,366 people | — |
| 2001 | 15,726 people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 16,083 people | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 16,441 people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 16,800 people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 17,160 people | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 17,520 people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 17,876 people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 18,227 people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 18,570 people | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 18,869 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 19,124 people | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19,374 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 19,617 people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 19,852 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 20,080 people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19,780 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 19,339 people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 18,778 people | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 18,047 people | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 17,252 people | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 16,561 people | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 16,435 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16,329 people | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 16,495 people | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,977 people | 15,366 people | 18,570 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,286 people | 18,047 people | 20,080 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,614 people | 16,329 people | 17,252 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 111 Kazakhstan 20,571 people compare
- 112 Fiji 17,865 people compare
- 113 Vanuatu 16,962 people compare
- 115 French Guiana 15,919 people compare
- 116 Mayotte 11,468 people compare
- 117 Micronesia, Federated States of 11,222 people compare
More environment data for Belize
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 27.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0057 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 18.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Belize?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Belize was 16,495 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 20,080 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,366 people in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Belize ranks 114th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.