Electricity demand in Belize
Belize: Electricity demand was 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand in Belize stood at 0.85 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Belize peaked at 0.9 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.13 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Belize ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Belize, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +123.1% |
| 2002 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.42 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | +40.6% |
| 2020 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +16.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.85 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 4% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.85 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 14% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +123.1% | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 0.29 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.366 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 0.46 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.629 terawatt-hours | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 0.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.736 terawatt-hours | 0.64 terawatt-hours | 0.85 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 electricity demand in Belize?
- Electricity demand in Belize was 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for electricity demand?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.