Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Belize
Belize: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Belize stood at 94.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Belize peaked at 94.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2000.
That places Belize 150th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 89.4% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.9% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.4% | 94.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 147 Cuba 95.1% compare
- 148 Albania 95.1% compare
- 149 Kyrgyzstan 94.9% compare
- 151 French Guiana 94.8% compare
- 152 Syria 94.1% compare
- 153 North Korea 93.9% compare
More environment data for Belize
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.48 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2047 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2985 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Belize?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Belize was 94.8% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Belize ranks 150th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.