Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Belize
Belize: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0023 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0023 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.039 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 people per person, in 2024.
Belize ranks 80th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.039 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.037 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0349 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0329 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0309 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0268 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0248 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0228 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0207 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0187 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0167 people per person | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0146 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 people per person | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 people per person | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 people per person | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 people per person | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 people per person | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 people per person | -46.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 people per person | -0.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0023 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 1.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0023 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 40% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0299 people per person | 0.0207 people per person | 0.039 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0187 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0024 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Belize?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Belize was 0.0023 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.039 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 people per person in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Belize ranks 80th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.