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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 10 Benin 56.3% compare
- 11 Niger 55.8% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 47.0% compare
- 14 Montenegro 43.3% compare
- 15 Estonia 34.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Belize
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2025)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 55.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 12.5% (2023)
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.