Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.1007 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, 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, per square kilometre in Belize is 0.1007 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.4717 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0948 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
Belize ranks 108th of 214 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, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4717 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.4631 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4531 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4418 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4293 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4155 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4003 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3837 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3655 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3457 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3237 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2996 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2742 people per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2475 people per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2195 people per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1902 people per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.16 people per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1283 people per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0948 people per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0962 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0976 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0988 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1007 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.1007 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.1007 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5308 people per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.417 people per square kilometre | 0.3457 people per square kilometre | 0.4717 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2034 people per square kilometre | 0.0948 people per square kilometre | 0.3237 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.099 people per square kilometre | 0.0976 people per square kilometre | 0.1007 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 105 Moldova 0.1231 people per square kilometre compare
- 106 Samoa 0.1181 people per square kilometre compare
- 107 Mongolia 0.1049 people per square kilometre compare
- 109 Costa Rica 0.085 people per square kilometre compare
- 110 Morocco 0.0799 people per square kilometre compare
- 111 North Macedonia 0.0787 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, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.1007 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4717 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0948 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 108th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.