People using at least basic sanitation services in Belize
Belize: People using at least basic sanitation services was 84.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Belize stood at 84.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Belize peaked at 84.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2011.
Belize ranks 143rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 84.1% | 84.3% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,461 (2025)
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- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Belize?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Belize was 84.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Belize ranks 143rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.