Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Belize
Belize: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 91.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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
Belize recorded 91.3% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Belize peaked at 91.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2000.
That places Belize 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.1% | — |
| 2001 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 91.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 91.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.3%, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.9% | 87.1% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 88.8% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.8% | 91.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Belize?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Belize was 91.3% 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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Belize ranks 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.