Access to electricity, urban in Belize
Belize: Access to electricity, urban was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Belize, 1991–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Belize is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Belize peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 1991.
Belize ranks 144th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 94.0% | — |
| 1992 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.9% | 94.0% | 95.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 95.0% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.3% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 144 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.8% compare
- 144 Dominican Republic 99.8% compare
- 144 Philippines 99.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Belize
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Belize?
- Access to electricity, urban in Belize was 99.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Belize ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.