Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Belize
Belize: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Belize stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Belize peaked at 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2000.
That places Belize 140th out of 229 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.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.0% | — |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 79.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 89.9% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 96.8% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 141 Bangladesh 99.5% compare
- 141 Dominican Republic 99.5% compare
- 143 Cambodia 99.2% 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 proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Belize?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Belize was 99.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Belize ranks 140th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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