Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Belize
Belize: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 51.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Belize stood at 51.1%.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Belize peaked at 95.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2003.
That places Belize 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.2% | — |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | -41.7% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +95.9% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | +27.2% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -4.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 51.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 3.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 51.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.3%, 3.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of 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 | +95.9% | 43.8% | 85.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9% | 37.5% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 55.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 44.4% | 54.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Belize?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Belize was 51.1% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Belize ranks 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.