Electricity generation from hydropower in Belize
Belize: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.24 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from hydropower in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from hydropower in Belize is 0.24 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Belize peaked at 0.29 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.06 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
Belize ranks 126th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Belize, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +157.1% |
| 2007 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.24 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.83 terawatt-hours, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.24 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.24 terawatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from hydropower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +157.1% | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.121 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.255 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 0.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.224 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 124 Senegal 0.31 terawatt-hours compare
- 125 Liberia 0.3 terawatt-hours compare
- 127 Hungary 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 128 Mauritania 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 129 French Polynesia 0.19 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 hydropower in Belize?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Belize was 0.24 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 hydropower recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Belize ranks 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.