Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belize
Belize: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 44.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 44.7% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belize peaked at 63.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Belize ranks 13th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 55.2% | — |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -42.3% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.2% | 0.0% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 27.6% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 37.3% | 44.7% | 5 |
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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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belize?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Belize was 44.7% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Belize ranks 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.