Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize
Belize: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 70,299 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize stood at 70,299 people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize peaked at 70,299 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47,744 people, in 2003.
Belize ranks 110th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49,123 people | — |
| 2001 | 48,434 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 48,130 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 47,744 people | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 47,817 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48,673 people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 48,651 people | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 50,041 people | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 50,828 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 52,519 people | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 53,161 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 53,677 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 55,178 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 57,052 people | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 57,921 people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 58,795 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 60,541 people | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 61,952 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 63,498 people | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 64,048 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 65,656 people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 66,418 people | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 68,465 people | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 70,299 people | +2.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 70,299 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 341,802 people, 21% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 70,299 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 173,588 people, 40% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49,196 people | 47,744 people | 52,519 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,582 people | 53,161 people | 64,048 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,710 people | 65,656 people | 70,299 people | 4 |
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 number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize was 70,299 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 70,299 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,744 people in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Belize ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.