People using improved sanitation facilities in Belize
Belize: People using improved sanitation facilities was 386,752 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Belize recorded 386,752 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Belize peaked at 386,752 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 222,719 people, in 2000.
That places Belize 173rd out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 255,430 people | 222,719 people | 289,200 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 326,938 people | 296,264 people | 357,259 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 373,846 people | 361,954 people | 386,752 people | 5 |
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More population data for Belize
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 17,603 people (2100)
- Population density 19.61 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.02 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 286 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.02 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.02 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Belize?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Belize was 386,752 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 386,752 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 222,719 people in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Belize ranks 173rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.