Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0592 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Belize is 0.0592 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.0616 people per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.055 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
Belize ranks 78th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0602 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0606 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0609 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0612 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0614 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0615 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0616 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0616 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0615 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0613 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0609 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0603 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0597 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.059 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0583 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0575 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0568 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0561 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.055 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.056 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0569 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0578 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0592 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0612 people per square kilometre | 0.0602 people per square kilometre | 0.0616 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.058 people per square kilometre | 0.055 people per square kilometre | 0.0609 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.058 people per square kilometre | 0.0569 people per square kilometre | 0.0592 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 75 Mauritania 0.0748 people per square kilometre compare
- 76 Cuba 0.0723 people per square kilometre compare
- 77 Samoa 0.0602 people per square kilometre compare
- 79 Guinea-Bissau 0.0587 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Costa Rica 0.0578 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Jordan 0.0568 people per square kilometre 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.0592 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0616 people per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.055 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 78th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.