People practicing open defecation, rural in Belize
Belize: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, rural in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural in Belize is 0.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Belize peaked at 7.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.
That places Belize 85th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -45.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Belize?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Belize was 0.4% 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 practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Belize ranks 85th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.