Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize
Belize: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize stood at 89.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2000.
That places Belize 110th out of 194 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.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 89.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 89.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.0%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 80.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 82.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize was 89.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Belize ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.