Electricity generation from oil in Belize
Belize: Electricity generation from oil was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from oil in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.06 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Belize peaked at 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.01 terawatt-hours, in 2008.
Belize ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from oil in Belize, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -75.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +400.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +133.3% |
| 2020 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.06 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 11% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.06 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8 terawatt-hours, 8% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +400.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.053 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.027 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.054 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 165 Azerbaijan 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 165 Luxembourg 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 167 Tonga 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 167 Vanuatu 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Botswana 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Brunei 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Latvia 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Macao 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.05 terawatt-hours 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 electricity generation from oil in Belize?
- Electricity generation from oil in Belize was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- How does Belize rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.