Population using at least basic sanitation services in Belize
Belize: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 76.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Belize stood at 76.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Belize peaked at 82.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2024.
That places Belize 109th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5% | 80.2% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 77.1% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 76.4% | 76.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 106 El Salvador 77.1% compare
- 107 Argentina 76.8% compare
- 108 Cape Verde 76.6% compare
- 110 North Korea 73.1% compare
- 111 Myanmar 71.7% compare
- 112 Morocco 71.4% 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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Belize?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Belize was 76.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Belize ranks 109th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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