People not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize
Belize: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 30,320 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize is 30,320 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize peaked at 30,320 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,080 people, in 2000.
That places Belize 118th out of 232 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18,080 people | — |
| 2001 | 18,643 people | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 19,209 people | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 19,786 people | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 20,374 people | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 20,971 people | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 21,576 people | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 22,187 people | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 22,801 people | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 23,414 people | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 23,981 people | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 24,502 people | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 25,022 people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25,544 people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 26,065 people | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 26,588 people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 27,173 people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 27,758 people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 28,223 people | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 28,570 people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 28,858 people | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 29,099 people | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 29,535 people | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 30,025 people | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 30,320 people | +1.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 30,320 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 30,320 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,704 people | 18,080 people | 23,414 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,342 people | 23,981 people | 28,570 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,568 people | 28,858 people | 30,320 people | 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize was 30,320 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 30,320 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,080 people in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Belize ranks 118th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.