Access to electricity in Belize
Belize: Access to electricity was 88.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Belize, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Belize recorded 88.4% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Belize peaked at 88.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 1990.
That places Belize 132nd out of 202 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.7% | — |
| 1991 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 88.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 88.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.6%, 90% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.7% | 78.7% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 82.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 83.0% | 88.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 129 Grenada 92.3% compare
- 130 Cape Verde 91.8% compare
- 131 Marshall Islands 89.1% compare
- 133 Guatemala 86.4% compare
- 134 Philippines 86.3% compare
- 135 Nepal 85.2% compare
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 access to electricity in Belize?
- Access to electricity in Belize was 88.4% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for access to electricity?
- Belize ranks 132nd out of 202 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.