Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Belize
Belize: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 18.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Belize stood at 18.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Belize peaked at 53.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2023.
That places Belize 122nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.2% | — |
| 1991 | 43.3% | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 46.6% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +42.3% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +1.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 18.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 18.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 43.3% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 35.8% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 28.4% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 17.9% | 29.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Belize?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Belize was 18.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Belize ranks 122nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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