Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Belize
Belize: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 19.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Belize recorded 19.8 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Belize peaked at 44.14 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.8, in 2024.
That places Belize 86th out of 227 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.16 | 32.18 | 44.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.91 | 20 | 30.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.88 | 19.8 | 19.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 83 Armenia 20.63 compare
- 84 Guadeloupe 20.38 compare
- 85 Poland 20.1 compare
- 87 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 19.68 compare
- 88 Papua New Guinea 18.49 compare
- 89 Guyana 17.9 compare
More population data for Belize
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 538.84 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.23 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.713 (2100)
- Population density 19.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 17,603 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.713 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 0.6976 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 286 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Belize?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Belize was 19.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 44.14 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8 in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Belize ranks 86th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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