Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Belize

Belize: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa was 1.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.26
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.26
in 2000
All-time low
0.2496
in 1987
Years of data
36
1987–2022

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Belize, 1987–2022

0.250.50.7511.21987200420221987: 0.251988: 0.2881989: 0.3271990: 0.3651991: 0.4041992: 0.4421993: 0.4811994: 0.6021995: 0.7221996: 0.831997: 0.9371998: 11999: 1.22000: 1.32001: 1.32002: 1.32003: 1.32004: 1.32005: 1.32006: 1.32007: 1.32008: 1.32009: 1.32010: 1.32011: 1.32012: 1.32013: 1.32014: 1.32015: 1.32016: 1.32017: 1.32018: 1.32019: 1.32020: 1.32021: 1.32022: 1.3

Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Analysis

In 2022, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Belize stood at 1.26. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Belize peaked at 1.26 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2496, in 1987.

Belize ranks 161st of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2881 0.2496 0.3267 3
1990s 0.6981 0.3652 1.15 10
2000s 1.26 1.26 1.26 10
2010s 1.26 1.26 1.26 10
2020s 1.26 1.26 1.26 3

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 158 Guinea-Bissau 1.5 compare
  2. 159 Bhutan 1.41 compare
  3. 160 Guinea 1.37 compare
  4. 162 Cambodia 1.04 compare
  5. 163 Latvia 1.02 compare
  6. 164 Benin 0.9752 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Belize?
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Belize was 1.26 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 2000.
What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2496 in 1987.
How does Belize rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa?
Belize ranks 161st out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
Source
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 6,200 data points, 1962–2022
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The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.