Reservoir minimum water area change in Belize
Belize: Reservoir minimum water area change was 100.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area change in Belize stood at 100.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Belize peaked at 100.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -100.0%, in 2003.
That places Belize 12th out of 154 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir minimum water area change in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -99.9% | — |
| 2001 | -100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | -100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | -64.1% | -35.9% |
| 2008 | -25.2% | -60.7% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -154.9% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +266.7% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +77.0% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 100.9% | +3.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 100.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 15.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belize's 100.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 18.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +266.7% | 13.8% | 50.6% |
| 2009 | +154.9% | -25.2% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | +77.0% | 50.6% | 89.6% |
| 2008 | +60.7% | -64.1% | -25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -77.5% | -100.0% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 50.6% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 90.1% | 100.9% | 3 |
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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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Belize?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Belize was 100.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -100.0% in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Belize ranks 12th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir minimum water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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