Net electricity imports in Belize
Belize: Net electricity imports was 0.38 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.38 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Belize peaked at 0.38 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Belize 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports in Belize, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -27.3% |
| 2011 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +41.2% |
| 2013 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +65.2% |
| 2020 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +35.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.192 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.236 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 0.38 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.298 terawatt-hours | 0.27 terawatt-hours | 0.38 terawatt-hours | 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 in Belize?
- Net electricity imports in Belize was 0.38 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for net electricity imports?
- Belize ranks 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.