Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Belize
Belize: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 33.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belize, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belize is 33.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belize peaked at 80.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2019.
That places Belize 62nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.8% | — |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | -42.5% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | +96.5% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -64.7% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +141.2% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -23.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 33.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 3.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 33.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +141.2% | 18.1% | 43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 25.6% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 18.1% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 33.4% | 43.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 59 Luxembourg 36.3% compare
- 60 Papua New Guinea 35.3% compare
- 61 Portugal 34.5% compare
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 32.0% compare
- 64 Congo 31.4% compare
- 65 Vietnam 30.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Belize
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belize?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belize was 33.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Belize ranks 62nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.