People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Belize
Belize: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0727 people per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Belize stood at 0.0727 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0751 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0727 people per person, in 2024.
That places Belize 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0751 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0751 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.075 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.075 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.075 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.075 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0749 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0749 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0749 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0749 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0749 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0749 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0748 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0748 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0747 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0746 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0745 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0744 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0742 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.074 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0738 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0736 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0733 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.073 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0727 people per person | -0.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0727 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0727 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 3.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.075 people per person | 0.0749 people per person | 0.0751 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0746 people per person | 0.074 people per person | 0.0749 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0733 people per person | 0.0727 people per person | 0.0738 people per person | 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, per capita in Belize?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Belize was 0.0727 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0751 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0727 people per person in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Belize ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.