Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Belize
Belize: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Belize stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Belize peaked at 9.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2024.
That places Belize 71st out of 231 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 | 8.3% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 5 |
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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 not using improved drinking water sources in Belize?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Belize was 4.0% 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Belize ranks 71st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.