People using at least a basic drinking water source in Belize
Belize: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 395,582 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 at least a basic drinking water source in Belize stood at 395,582 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Belize peaked at 395,582 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 215,324 people, in 2000.
Belize ranks 173rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Belize, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 215,324 people | — |
| 2001 | 222,715 people | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 230,187 people | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 237,824 people | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 245,623 people | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 253,583 people | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 261,677 people | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 269,879 people | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 278,157 people | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 286,469 people | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 294,242 people | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 301,523 people | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 308,901 people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 316,408 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 324,032 people | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 331,803 people | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 340,514 people | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 349,389 people | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 356,930 people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 363,187 people | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 368,895 people | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 374,056 people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 381,477 people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 389,851 people | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 395,582 people | +1.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 395,582 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.66 million people, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 395,582 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.49 million people, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 250,144 people | 215,324 people | 286,469 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 328,693 people | 294,242 people | 363,187 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 381,972 people | 368,895 people | 395,582 people | 5 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Belize?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Belize was 395,582 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 395,582 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 215,324 people in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Belize ranks 173rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.