Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize
Belize: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 7.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 7.3% for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. 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, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize peaked at 7.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2024.
Belize ranks 78th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Belize was 7.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Belize ranks 78th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.